Photo/Polaris Project Polaris released a report analyzing data from the National Human Trafficking Hotline that spotlights how human traffickers are weaponizing structural flaws within the temporary work visa system. A total of 797 individual victims of human trafficking holding guest worker visas were identified through the Hotline from 2015 to 2017. In fact, nearly half [...]
In a historic and unprecedented development in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), the Government of Bahrain has established the first assistance fund for victims of human trafficking. Approved by the Executive Committee chaired by His Royal Highness Crown Prince of Bahrain and endorsed by Cabinet of Ministers on 30 April 2018, the [...]
AFP Photo/Tauseef MUSTAFA - Afghan Azira The Afghan High Commission to Combat Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants (TIP Commission) launched a training manual in Kabul on how to identify and assist victims of human trafficking in Afghanistan. The manual is aimed at state workers in the country and NGO stakeholders. According [...]
Photo: Leila Aloui / ILO A new ILO report covering the Arab States region demonstrates the importance of reform in the domestic work sector for both workers and employers. The ILO white paper Domestic workers and employers in the Arab States: Promising practices and innovative models for a productive working relationship outlines several policy recommendations [...]
Photo Source: The New Arab Qatar will introduce a labour panel to assess grievances by migrant workers later this month, a major reform agreed by the 2022 World Cup host with the United Nations, officials said on Saturday. The reform would be introduced in eight days and the panel would begin its work [...]
