India

Workers brought into US and 'exploited'

Date: 21/04/2011 - 14:04

A US federal agency has filed lawsuits over the unequal treatment of more than 500 migrant workers from India brought into the country to work at shipyards in Mississipi and Texas, and over 200 Thai farm labourers brought in to work in Hawaii and Washington state.

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said on Wednesday that the workers were forced to live in substandard housing and were exploited with fees that meant that for some their net earnings were almost zero.

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From Bahrain to Malaysia: Mobilising to Defend Migrants Rights

Date: 26/01/2011 - 15:24

The Middle East is a dark zone for migrant workers’ rights, especially domestic workers. What concrete, on-the-ground initiatives are trade unions taking to defend their rights?

Reports from Bahrain, where trade unions are fighting alongside migrants and are managing to make headway, together with testimonies from Malaysia and India, where the ITUC is supporting projects for migrants as part of its international cooperation policy for Asia.

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Migration and the Gulf

Date: 11/03/2010 - 08:59

This collection of essays is the first of three volumes devoted to Migration and the Arab World. The 19 authors whose essays appear in this first volume address several salient questions: What are the sizes and characteristics of the non-national workforces of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries? Which “push” and “pull” factors have driven and continue to drive this phenomenon? What effects has labor migration had on the sending and receiving countries, and on the migrants themselves?