Conditions deteriorate in West Asia

Ongoing social conflict in countries in West Asia is having a negative effect on workers rights in the region, click here and here. Migrant workers are particularly vulnerable because of their temporary status in the host country, and their lesser knowledge of the laws and language of the country in which they work. As in Libya last year we are now seeing that unrest in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain hitting migrant workers particularly hard. Some countries are flying their nationals out, click here.

Ongoing social conflict in countries in West Asia is having a negative effect on workers rights in the region, click here and here. Migrant workers are particularly vulnerable because of their temporary status in the host country, and their lesser knowledge of the laws and language of the country in which they work. As in Libya last year we are now seeing that unrest in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain hitting migrant workers particularly hard. Some countries are flying their nationals out, click here.