ACTION ALERT! Abuse of Domestic Workers: Ramadan Call for Justice (In Wake of Sri Lankan Maid Abuse in Saudi)

ACTION ALERT! Abuse of Domestic Workers: Ramadan Call for Justice (In Wake of Sri Lankan Maid Abuse in Saudi)

By MuslimMatters on from muslimmatters.org

“I had to work continuously since I had to do the chores of all the occupants and when I wanted to take rest due to tiredness, they inserted the nail in my body as a punishment,” she said. “I had to work from dawn to dusk. I hardly slept. They beat me and threatened to kill me and hide my body.” She added that she arranged her travel documents to return home on her own expense. “They were really devils with no mercy at all,” she said.
Will New BFFs China and Middle East Leave Workers’ Rights Behind?

Will New BFFs China and Middle East Leave Workers’ Rights Behind?

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

When violence broke out between the Uyghur and the Han Chinese last year, China went on a PR campaign to ensure that their strategic partnerships with the Middle East don’t suffer. The world quickly learned that when Arab countries claim to push for the rights of their Muslim brothers and sisters, they only really mean their Arab-Muslim brothers and sisters. China was able to keep a fire from starting (wouldn’t want to ruin those oil deals!) as the Middle East remained fairly quiet about the whole ordeal. Now, China and the Middle East are about to get a whole lot closer than they already were. Read More
The Boy Who Cried “Witch!”: Saudis Investigate Domestic Workers for Witchcraft

The Boy Who Cried “Witch!”: Saudis Investigate Domestic Workers for Witchcraft

By MuslimahMediaWatch on from muslimahmediawatch.org

Something decidedly medieval is in the air in Saudi Arabia. Fears of black magic and curses cast by Indonesian domestic helpers have spread across the country, and  Saudi employers increasingly feel the need to hire private investigators to check their domestic workers for suspicious behavior and evidence for witchcraft.Investigators, mostly foreign women from neighboring countries, [...]
Israel Harasses Foreign Aid Workers

Israel Harasses Foreign Aid Workers

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

CAIRO –- Israel is waging its newest war on foreign aid workers in the Palestinian territories, depriving them from work permits legalizing their stay, amid warning that Israel is particularly targeting those in Al-Quds (occupied East Jerusalem) as part of its plot to Judaize the holy city..
Iraq Fake Dream for Foreign Workers

Iraq Fake Dream for Foreign Workers

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

BAGHDAD — Iraq has been very harsh to Alvin Macadangdang, a Filipino who came to the post-US invasion country lured by promises of safe work and high pay to provide for his three children back home..

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