ILO reveals how an estimated 600,000 migrant workers are tricked and trapped into forced labour across the Middle East at the first-ever tripartite regional conference on human trafficking AMMAN (ILO News) – An ILO study has offered a rare glimpse into the hardships endured by workers from some of the world’s poorest countries while also examining the structural hurdles to protecting their rights at work in the Middle East. The ILO will present the findings of Tricked and Trapped: Human … [Read more...]
Tricked and Trapped Migrant workers, in the Middle East
April 10, 2013 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: FEATURED, MIDDLE EAST, Uncategorized, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, domestic workers, human slavery, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, in the Middle East, Kafala, labour, Middle East, Middle Eastern women, migrant workers, stop human slavery, Take Action, Tricked and Trapped Migrant workers, woman, women.
Jamaica Household Workers’ Assoc. – Advocate for the Rights of Women
September 9, 2011 by Team Celebration
Paving the Path for Jamaican Women Domestic Workers A former domestic worker for more than 20 years, founding member and President of Jamaica Household Workers’ Association (JHWA) Shirley Pryce has taken great strides to advocate for the rights of women domestic workers. Through JHWA she has supported essential services, such as seminars that educate domestic workers and employers on their rights and responsibilities, and has partnered with the Government of Jamaica’s Human … [Read more...]
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