“I don’t trust you, but please look after my children” 19 February 2016 Blog Nay El Rahi on tackling exploitative and abusive culture among employers of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon.
You can’t walk away while still handcuffed 13 November 2015 Blog Kate Roberts, Head of Policy at Kalayaan, analyses the disastrous effects of tied Overseas Domestic Workers' visas on the migrant domestic workers
No Lipstick in Lebanon 20 October 2015 Blog 20 October 2015 Fasika Sorssa, a former migrant domestic worker in Lebanon tells how her employer kept her locked in the house for three years. I grew up in Ethiopia. My father died when I was five and my mother…
From child domestic work exploitation to meeting the Queen 23 June 2015 Blog 23 June 2015 The change is possible! By Jakub Sobik, Press and Digital Media Officer When Angel Benedicto was 16 years old it’s unlikely she thought that her future held being named a Queen’s Young Leader, and casually mingling with…
ILO Domestic Work Convention Anniversary 16 June 2015 Blog 16 June 2015 Four years on from ILO Domestic Work Convention we need to do more to protect domestic workers worldwide. By Silvia Cormaci, Women and Girls Programme Co-ordinator Today we celebrate the anniversary of the adoption of a very…
Domestic Workers denied protections in Modern Slavery Bill 17 March 2015 Blog 17 March 2015 Government ‘complicit in slavery’ after voting to deny basic protections for overseas domestic workers say Anti-Slavery International. The Government has been branded as being ‘complicit in slavery’ by Anti-Slavery International after MPs voted to take away the…
Report: Into the Unknown 7 May 2014 Blog, News New report: Widespread abuse of Nepalese migrant domestic workers in Lebanon a direct consequence of the systems in place in both countries. 7 May 2014 New research looking at the vulnerabilities to widespread abuse of Nepalese migrant domestic workers…
Protect 15 Million Child Domestic Workers – International Groups Call for Ratification of ILO Treaty 25 February 2013 Blog, News 25 February 2013 Ten international organisations called on ministers of labor around the world to ratify the ILO Domestic Workers Convention to protect the rights child domestic workers. The coalition sent a joint letter released today. The International Labour Organization’s…
Home Office changes to Migrant Domestic Worker rules will facilitate slavery 29 February 2012 Blog 29 February 2012 This morning’s announcement by Home Secretary Theresa May to change the rules for migrant domestic workers, including the removal of the right to change employer, will facilitate slavery and trafficking, say human rights charities Kalayaan and Anti-Slavery…
Anti-Slavery award winner slams proposals to scrap visa 17 October 2011 Blog 17 October 2011 Government proposals to scrap the overseas domestic worker visa will lead to an increase in abuse, an anti-slavery activist has told the Immigration Minister Damian Green at a lunchtime award ceremony today (Monday 17 October). Marissa Begonia,…