Kafala System: Exploitation Of Migrant Workers In Lebanon

The kafala system in Lebanon is a sponsorship system that controls migrant workers, especially domestic workers. Under this system, a worker’s legal status depends entirely on their employer. Workers cannot change jobs or leave the country without the employer’s permission. Many employers take advantage of this power by withholding wages, keeping passports, or forcing workers [...]

Saudi Labor Reform Gives Workers New Rights

Saudi Arabia officially ended the decades-old Kafala system in June 2025, replacing it with a contract-based employment model for about 13 million migrant workers. Under this new system, workers can change jobs more easily because they no longer need permission from their employer to move to another company. They can also travel in and out [...]

Decade Of Abuse For Riyadh Metro Migrant Workers

Migrant workers who built the Riyadh Metro in Saudi Arabia have faced over ten years of harsh and unfair treatment. Most of them came from Bangladesh, India, and Nepal, and they paid very high recruitment fees, sometimes as much as USD 3,500, to get these jobs, leaving them in debt. Once they arrived, they worked [...]

Kafala System: Exploitation Of Migrant Workers In Lebanon

The kafala system in Lebanon is a sponsorship system that controls migrant workers, especially domestic workers. Under this system, a worker’s legal status depends entirely on their employer. Workers cannot change jobs or leave the country without the employer’s permission. Many employers take advantage of this power by withholding wages, keeping passports, or forcing workers [...]

Abuse Of Kenyan Domestic Workers In Saudi Arabia

Kenyan workers employed domestically in Saudi Arabia are severely abused and exploited. They are often tricked by Kenyan recruiters and, upon arrival in Saudi Arabia, are subjected to extreme overwork, 16-hour days with no breaks or days off, as well as physical, sexual, and verbal abuse. Employers frequently confiscate passports and phones, isolating workers and [...]

Unsafe Conditions For Migrant Workers In Saudi Arabia

Many migrant workers in Saudi Arabia are dying in preventable workplace accidents, such as falls, electrocution, and heat-related incidents, especially with the growing construction for the 2034 FIFA World Cup and other large projects. Authorities have been criticized for failing to protect workers, investigate deaths properly, or ensure fair and timely compensation to families. In [...]

Abuse Of Kenyan Domestic Workers In Saudi Arabia

Kenyan workers employed domestically in Saudi Arabia are severely abused and exploited. They are often tricked by Kenyan recruiters and, upon arrival in Saudi Arabia, are subjected to extreme overwork, 16-hour days with no breaks or days off, as well as physical, sexual, and verbal abuse. Employers frequently confiscate passports and phones, isolating workers and [...]

Migrant Workers In UAE

The UAE’s kafala system gives employers excessive control over migrant workers, limiting their job mobility and enabling abuses like wage theft, illegal fees, and passport confiscation. Workers are vulnerable to heat-related illnesses due to insufficient protection, and domestic workers face severe exploitation, including violence and confinement. Despite legal reforms, protections for domestic workers are inadequate. [...]

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