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Kuwait – The decision to increase medical fees for migrant workers in Kuwait has entered into force today, as migrant

Arab Trade Union Youth Network launched Yalla Maana” (join us) campaign, the electronic platform for organizing Arab youth. The campaign

Oman – Authorities in Oman are planning to build new labour complexes to house single foreign workers around Muscat, according

Kuwait – The Union of Kuwait Petroleum employees declared its rejection of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) practices and arbitrary decisions, which

UAE: The United Arab Emirates issued a law on Tuesday to combat abuse of domestic staff, state news agency WAM

Libya  – Austria said it had some evidence that nine foreign oilfield workers abducted by Islamist militants in Libya in

Qatar – The Geneva-based Arab Federation for Human Rights issued a comprehensive report, the first of its kind to review

More than 40 million people around the world were victims of modern slavery – forced labour and forced marriage –

Morocco – A number of dismissed workers of the Moroccan Maritime Company Comanav held a protest in front of the

Qatar – A Nepalese construction worker in Qatar was sacked the day after speaking to a UN delegation visiting the

Lebanon – The Government Hospitals Workers Union in Lebanon went on a general and comprehensive strike in all public hospitals

Lebanon – The professors carried out a strike called by the Association of public administration staff and trade union committees