Some of us went to Ethiopia in November 2007, and spent the month doing some research on Ethiopian women leaving for Arab countries, especially Beirut (which in Ethiopa means a different place from Lebanon). And we discovered a lot of interesting things...
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LUCÍA ABELLÁN - Madrid - 16/10/2007 Las empleadas de hogar deberán firmar un contrato con sus empleadores y tendrán derecho a que sea fijo. El Gobierno prepara una norma, con intención de que entre en vigor en 2008, para ampliar los derechos de este colectivo,...
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Maids - the untold story. It seems rather like a usual story if one cares to inform oneself, but here it is to listen: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/documentary_archive/6925530.stm
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I just finished reading "Diary of a Maid in the Gulf" written by Dr. Mohammed al-Taunagi. I do not really think it will get translated into English soon, so you won't mind if I tell you how it ends, do you? Juana, a coy, Christian Filipino girl pays with...
Lire la suiteIn many cultures, irrespective of continent, modernization meant that formal institutions of slavery metamorphosed into quasi-legal slaveries, informal slaveries, caste servitude, neo-feudal seigneurial arrangements, mass public penal servitude (labor...
Lire la suiteGinette Karirekinyana (1) starts off with some introductory remarks on the philosophy of humanism and goes over to paint a grim but realistic picture of women's labour migration using Lebanon as an example. Of interest I find her contributions to describing...
Lire la suiteETHIOPIA: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR MIGRATION SITUATION The case of female labour migrants by Emebet Kebede (Gender Promotion Programme, International Labour Office Geneva ) find it here So much can be said about the work of international...
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“All nations that are resolute in the fight to end human trafficking have a partner in the United States...And together we will bring forth a world of fuller hope, a world where people enjoy the full blessings of their God-given liberty.” Secretary Condoleezza...
Lire la suiteI n an interview published in Vacarme 1999, Yann-Moulier Boutang presents his new book "économie historique du salariat bridé" and talks about minorities and social fights. It is joyous to read him, especially in the context of the issue we are dealing...
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