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Africa: The Gulf's New Disposable Workforce
ThinkAfricaPress, 12 February 2014
Gulf states' riches have been built on oil, credit and exploited migrant labour. Increasingly, these workers are African. Read more »
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Africa: Migrant Workers in the Middle East Often Exploited
UN News, 9 April 2013
An estimated 600,000 migrant workers are tricked and trapped into forced labour across the Middle East, the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) today reported at… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Migrant Workers Face Poor Conditions in Saudi Arabia
HRW, 30 November 2013
Ethiopian migrant workers have been the victims of physical assaults, some of them fatal, in Saudi Arabia following a government crackdown on foreign workers. Many workers seeking… Read more »
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Ethiopia: UK Contributes Nearly U.S.$1 Million for Ethiopian Migrant Workers Returning From Saudi
Addis Standard, 13 December 2013
The British government has contributed $1 million for Humanitarian Response Fund (HRF) and Central Emergency Response Fund (CERP) of International Organization of Migration (IOM),… Read more »
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Uganda: Rough Times for Ugandan Workers in Dubai
New Vision, 9 August 2012
On seeing adverts about juicy jobs in Dubai, some Ugandans rush to apply. They hastily go through the process without even reading the terms and conditions. Once there, they… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Governing By Crisis - A Labor Migration Gone Terribly Wrong
Addis Standard, 18 December 2013
The abuse of Ethiopian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia is not an overnight happening; it took decades and involved Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia and the world at large. To contain it… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Maids in a Severe Arab World
RNW Africa, 16 September 2012
Born in a poor family in Ethiopia, Makiya says she is happy to finally follow in her friends' footsteps. Those steps have taken them far - to the Middle East - but, once abroad,… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Migrants Flock to the Middle East With Meagre Preparations
Addis Fortune, 24 October 2011
As making a living and supporting one’s self and family becomes more and more challenging in Ethiopia, women go to great measures seeking employment abroad. Without any… Read more »