Monica Aggarwal
Saudi Arabia has become the first member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to ratify the 2014 Protocol to the Forced Labor Convention of the International Labour Organization and introduce a comprehensive National Policy to
Monica Aggarwal
Saudi Arabia has introduced major changes to its work visa rules for Indian workers. Effective from January 14, 2025, the new rules require Indian applicants to complete a pre-verification process for their professional and educational
Monica Aggarwal
United Nations - A CNBC report claims that literally 5 percent of global workforce comprises migrant workers and that wealthy nations are highly dependent on them for their economies to thrive. Currently, the world has
WR News Writer
The New York-based international organization for the Defense of Human Rights, Human Rights Watch (HRW), has released a new report denouncing the dire conditions faced by migrant workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during
Aparajita Das
Migrant workers from Bangladesh have had a harrowing time post pandemic. The ordeal for survival was unbearable at the hands of unregulated recruiting agencies. Lack of coordination between state bodies blamed had added to the
U.J.M
Saudi Arabia has announced some strategic reforms to help the migrant population. Through these reforms, the Kingdom will be able to abolish some age- old customs that bound migrant workers to a single employer. Known
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As per reports, the Saudi regime is looking forward to abolishing the controversial Kafala labor system in 2021. Under the system, nearly 10 million migrant laborers' legal status lies in the hands of their managers.
WR News Writer
A new law to drastically reduce the number of foreign workers within a year: this is what the Kuwait parliament unanimously decided yesterday, Bloomberg reported. That of foreigners is a central issue in the small
WR News Writer
The United Nations Committee on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families, which monitors compliance by all countries with the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights
Dr. Neha Mathur
Human rights group Amnesty International reports death of at least three migrants who were among thousands of these migrants housed in detention centers in Saudi Arabia. The group says of inhumane and cruel conditions in
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