RECRUITING ‘MAIDS’ ON SOCIAL MEDIA TAKES ON MONOPOLY OF AGENCIES IN THE GULF; WORKERS MORE VULNERABLE TO EXPLOITATION
7 March 2016, Migrant Rights Social media platforms, especially Facebook pages and groups, have now become marketplaces to subvert the role of recruitment agencies for hiring a domestic worker. These groups are country specific, but also provide cross-border recruitment, bypassing certain moratoriums in place throughout the GCC. These groups and pages demonstrate that bans do little […]
