Labor exploitation Archives - Page 8 of 8

Lebanon Migration Center

29/08/2010 Advocacy, Domestic servitude, Female face of migration, Labor exploitation, Lebanon, Middle East & North Africa, Migration by Caritas Communications

Starting with a small team of three people in 1994, the Caritas Migration Centre today helps thousands of foreigners living in Lebanon. In spite of political and economic difficulties, Lebanon hosts many refugees in need of protection and better living conditions. Palestinians, Sudanese, and tens of thousands of Iraqis are now in the country.. Caritas ...

Pan Asia campaign against trafficking

29/08/2010 Advocacy, Domestic servitude, Female face of migration, Labor exploitation, Migration, Trafficking by Caritas Communications

Alice was 25 when she left her job in Manila, the Philippines. She is a qualified civil engineer, yet her salary was not enough to pay for her four brothers and sisters to go through school. When she saw an advertisement offering well-paid posts as civil engineers in Kuwait, she contacted the recruitment agency immediately. ...

Women’s Day: Protect domestic workers

27/02/2010 Advocacy, Domestic servitude, Female face of migration, Labor exploitation, Migration by Caritas Communications

The 8th of March marks International Women’s Day which celebrates the achievements of women around the world. But for all the women who achieve success, there are also women who suffer great difficulties in achieving even the basic necessities for a healthy and happy life. In its work, Caritas’ focuses on the effects of migration ...