This three-part Policy Brief series identifies actions to develop and implement effective, rights-based and gender responsive protections for women workers migrating from South Asia to the Middle East. The policy briefs address three key stages during whi... read more
The Statesman | 5 November 2018 Paid to be a slave Part 1 Why are people still paying agencies and looking for a “better life” in other countries? The Gulf states are rich, very rich. Per-capita income is higher in that region than in most parts of th... read more
Gulf Business | 22 October 2018 Saudi unemployment remained steady in the second quarter after increasing in the first three months of the year as foreign workers continued to leave the country. General Authority for Statistics figures showed the unemploy... read more
Scroll.In | 22 October 2018 The government says that the decline in emigrants is because of a slowdown in the Gulf economy related to falling oil prices. But recruitment agents channelling workers to Gulf countries and prospective employees pin the blame ... read more
The ILO, with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, is implementing a new regional labour migration project to promote fair migration and address forced labour and trafficking for labour exploitation. The Regional Fair Migration... read more
This White Paper serves to further stimulate policy dialogue for fair migration in the countries of origin and destination in Asia the Arab States corridor. Within the Asia-Arab States corridor, the ILO Regional Office for Arab States (ROAS) and the ILO R... read more
The domestic work sector in the Middle East is constantly evolving. No longer are domestic workers employed only to clean homes – modern households are increasingly expecting domestic workers to support the care of children during critical stages of dev... read more
By: Binsal Abdul Kader Gulf News | 26 September 2017 Abu Dhabi/Dubai: Senior diplomats and labour recruitment agencies welcomed the new law protecting domestic workers in the UAE saying it’s a step in the right direction. President His Highness Shaikh K... read more
By: Samir Salama Gulf News | 26 September 2017 Law stipulates essential working conditions for domestic workers, including a regular weekly day off Abu Dhabi: A law stipulating working conditions for domestic workers, including a regular weekly day off, 3... read more
By Abubakar A Ibrahim Arab Times | 11 September 2017 KUWAIT CITY, Sept 10: MP Mubarak Al-Hajraf has forwarded questions to Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and State Minister for Economic Affairs Hind Al-Sabeeh on the recruitment of expatriates. He sa... read more