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Bangladeshi female domestic workers to the Gulf abused by unscrupulous recruitment agents
Author: Nayema Nusrat, Inter Press Service
"Bangladeshi migrant female domestic workers face violence," 28 Nov 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Migrant workers
- Related companies: Arab World Distribution
India: 34,000 migrant workers have died in the Gulf since 2014; activists criticise lack of protections
Responding to a parliamentary question in November 2019, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedhan disclosed that a total of 33,988 Indian migrant workers have died in the Gulf since 2014. The country with the highest number of deaths was...
Musalli Gold did not respond to allegations of labour abuse against 21 Indian migrants
- Related stories: Saudi Arabia: Musalli Gold withholds wages, passports and food from 21 Indian workers
- Related companies: Musalli Factory for Gold & Jewellery
Saudi Arabia: Musalli Gold withholds wages, passports and food from 21 Indian workers
In October 2019, 21 goldsmiths employed by Musalli Gold in Saudi Arabia released a video on social media pleading with their government and activists to help them. The men had been stranded in the country for up to two years, faced wage delays for...
Report provides good practice guidance for gender-responsive implementation of extractive projects
The Danish Institute for Human Rights released a report which analyses gender issues that arise during extractive project implementation, and provides good practice guidance and case studies to conduct gender-responsive due diligence. This story also...
East Africa: Little optimism that newly introduced regulation of recruitment agencies will reduce human trafficking to the Gulf region
Author: Jillian Keenan & Njeri Rugene, Bhekisisa (South Africa)
"‘They see us as slaves’: Domestic helpers head for the Gulf despite their fears of sexual abuse"...
- Related in-depth areas: Human trafficking
Saudi Arabia: Human Rights Watch highlights role of surveillance technology in govt. violations of activists' human rights
A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, 'The High Cost of Change’: Repression Under Saudi Crown Prince Tarnishes Reforms’, reveals an increasingly repressive environment in Saudi Arabia, despite promises of reform. HRW documented a proliferation of human...
WhatsApp sues NSO Group: is this what it takes to hold surveillance tech to account?
Author: Ana Zbona & Phil Bloomer, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, Open Global Rights
There’s been widespread coverage...that Whatsapp is suing NSO Group – an Israeli surveillance company – because of a cyberattack exploiting a vulnerability in Whatsapp... [The] attack...targeted at least 100 human-rights defenders...NSO has vigorously...
- Related in-depth areas: Latest news on human rights defenders Technology and Human Rights: Digital Freedom
- Related companies: Blackstone Facebook NSO Group Whatsapp (part of Facebook)
Ugandan woman allegedly recruited by Marphie International Recruitment Agency physically abused during employment in Saudi Arabia; company did not respond
A Ugandan woman who was allegedly recuited by Marphie International Recruitment Agency to work as a housemaid is nursing life-threatening injuries sustained during the time of her employment in Saudi Arabia. The Business and Human Rights Resource...
NGOs highlight environmental and human rights concerns to banks over Saudi Aramco IPO
A coalition of environmental NGOs has written to seven international banks to express their alarm over the banks' decision to underwrite the planned Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Saudi Aramco. The state-owned oil giant is the world's largest emitter...