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What was Saudi Arabia’s Kafala system and why its abolition is a historic moment for migrant workers
19 Oct 2025 15:50 GMT
… employment and residency of migrant workers across the Gulf Cooperation … systems in the world. Human rights groups and the International …
Around 13.4 million migrant workers live in Saudi Arabia … matters
For millions of migrant workers from India, Bangladesh, …
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Saudi Arabia Abolishes Kafala System: A Landmark Reform for Migrant Workers
18 Oct 2025 21:03 GMT
… this framework, a migrant worker's legal residency … enhanced worker protections.
Human rights organizations cautiously welcomed these … like Nicholas McGeehan, a migrant workers' rights specialist, … powerful precedent in migrant labor rights in the …
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Giant begins reimbursing migrant workers for broker fees
16 Oct 2025 11:14 GMT
… compensation plan" for migrant workers hired before Jan. 1 … the relocation of all migrant worker dormitories, with over 400 … Principles on Business and Human Rights.
"All dormitories … abolished."
Lee said migrant workers' loan repayments are …
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“This Is Ethnic Cleansing”: Civil Rights Icon Dolores Huerta Decries Trump’s Targeting of Immigrants
20 Oct 2025 16:54 GMT
… of Watsonville, the center of migrant worker organizing in California.
DOLORES HUERTA … Firm to the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate the Trump … administration for potential human rights violations, denouncing these ICE raids …
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Too many renters in Ireland have zero legal protections
20 Oct 2025 10:21 GMT
… carried out for the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, with support … on digs each year, while migrant workers, international students, and low-income …
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Appeals court upholds lenient sentences in case of refugee miner burned to death
20 Oct 2025 10:15 GMT
… the death of an Afghan migrant worker, who was allegedly burned after … , and the European Court of Human Rights.
“Even though the case is …
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2025 Taiwan Pride Controversy Deepens, Further Doubts Raised Over TWRCAA’s Stance on Transgender and Sexual Rights
20 Oct 2025 08:00 GMT
… of ‘sexual rights as human rights’ in our revised edition … issue of transgender peoples’ basic human rights” (我們不願意將任何資源挹注給一個對「跨性別者基本人權議題」尚有存疑的組織).
Similar to the stated … organizations representing the working class, migrant workers, refugees, and people with …
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Billionaire unites Boers and Britons in Cornwall
20 Oct 2025 00:56 GMT
… the Gulf, domestic servants — mostly migrant labourers from India and Pakistan — are … , prosperity, minimum-wage requirements and human rights legislation ensure that servants haven …
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The government must take direct control of seasonal worker management
19 Oct 2025 15:09 GMT
… assigns seasonal workers.
A seasonal migrant worker from the Philippines shakes hands … level, the government should prioritize human rights and labor protection when redesigning …
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Irregular Labor Migrants in Southeast Asia: An Asset at Risk
19 Oct 2025 10:26 GMT
… cases, investigated by Human Rights Watch (HRW), are … for migrant labor has only grown since. Migrant workers in … migrant labor recruitment found that, at the department level, responsibility for enforcing migrant worker … work with basic human rights. Thailand’s …