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NGOs concerned that Nepal Govt's process to repatriate stranded migrant workers will result in delays
Author: Chandan Kumar Mandal, Kathmandu Post
"Implementation of guidelines to repatriate stranded workers fraught with challenges", 24 Jul 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak: Migrant workers
Qatar: 30% of COVID-19 cases are Indian migrant workers
Author: Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
"2 Mideast countries, world's top virus rates per population", 23 Jul 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak: Migrant workers
Gulf migrant workers unable to make contact with families due to ban on free VoIP services
Author: Mariam Kiparoidze, Coda
"Foreign workers in the Gulf still can’t call home", 21 Jul 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak: Migrant workers
Nepali migrant workers still stranded in Gulf due to lack of flights and funds
Author: Upasana Khadka, Napali Times
"To many stranded Nepalis, not enough flights", 22 Jul 2020...
1700 Sri Lankan migrant workers still stranded in Middle East as coronavirus death toll climbs
Author: Tamil Guardian
"Hundreds stranded in Middle East as coronavirus death toll climbs", 20 Jul 2020 Hundreds of migrant workers from Sri Lanka are stranded in the Middle East, with at least 44 dead from the coronavirus, as they struggle to find a way to be repatriated...
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Rights groups urge Facebook to stop LGBT+ hate speech in Arab countries following the death of activist Sarah Hegazy
Author: Reuters, Ben Barkawi
"Facebook urged to do more to stop LGBT+ hate speech in Arab countries", July 1st 2020...
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Rights groups urge Facebook to stop LGBT+ hate speech in Arab countries following the death of Egyptian activist Sarah Hegazy
LGBTQ+ activists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have asked Facebook to take further action against posts that called for gay people to be killed. Campaigners from Egypt, Morocco, Russia, Sudan, Syria and Tunisia have now signed an open...
COVID-19 highlights importance of addressing socio-economic inequalities for migrants to Middle East & No. Africa
Author: Georges Fahmi, Open Democracy
"For migrant workers in the MENA, flattening the curve of inequality is urgent," 29 Jun 2020...
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No. Africa: Govt. support for informal economy alongside businesses must be sustained beyond Covid-19
Author: Max Gallien, Middle East Eye
"How coronavirus threatens North Africa's informal workers," 15 Apr 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak: Government & business response
Factory women workers in Lebanon and Tunisia at the frontline against the spread of coronavirus, divert usual garment and equipment production
In Lebanon and Tunisia, several reports pointed at the role played by women workers in light of the sanitary crisis ....