Migrant Workers
Migrant workers are the backbone of many economies, tirelessly contributing to sectors such as agriculture, construction, and healthcare. These individuals often leave their homes in search of better opportunities, driven by the hope of providing a brighter future for their families. Despite their invaluable contributions, migrant workers frequently face challenges such as inadequate legal protections, language barriers, and limited access to essential services. It is crucial to acknowledge their resilience and advocate for fair treatment and improved working conditions to ensure they are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve. Recognizing their role is not just a matter of justice, but also a step towards building a more inclusive and equitable society.
- OHCHR - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families500302
- Migrant Death Map - Migrant Worker Death Map - An Analysis of Precarity, Violence, and Disregard for Migrant Life in Singapore500487
- European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers - COE, 1977500360
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- Vital Signs Project - The deaths of migrants in the Gulf500482
- ILO - Forced labour and human trafficking in fisheries500597
- Migrants Rights: Know your rights - employment500466
- OHCHR - About migration and human rights500504
- Walk Free - Life under the Kafala System500594
- Migrant Death Map - Maid abuse500498
- OECD - Economic impact of migration500477
- Migration Data Portal - Labour migration500475
- Fair Square - Exploitation of Migrant Workers 500468
- ILO - Labour migration500471
- UNISON - Migrant workers500357
- Work Rights Centre500358
- Ethical Trade - Migrant workers500392
- Migration Data Portal500366
- IHRB - Migrant Workers500359
- Migrants Rights: Know your rights - exploitation500465
- TUC - Standing for migrant workers everywhere500363
- Protecting migrant workers from exploitation - FRA Opinions 500364
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- Migrant worker - Wikipedia500169
- Migrant domestic workers - Wikipedia500599
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- Migrant workers in Romania fear wave of hate fuelled by far right - Euractiv 12.11.25500372
- Saudi Arabia: Migrant Workers in Mecca Arrested for Demanding Unpaid Wages - HRW 06.11.25500375
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- South Korea’s migrant workers trapped in a legal cage - East Asia Forum 31.10.25500379
- Labor rights and migrant workers in Tunisia - Borgen Project 12.10.25500370
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- Saudi Arabia: Migrant Workers Unpaid for Months - HRW 10.09.25500374
- A sinkhole revives debate about migrant workers' rights in Singapore - BBC 31.07.25500369
- Research exposes structural exploitation of migrant workers in UK domestic and food delivery sectors - University of Birmingham 16.07.25500459
- Kuwait’s Exit Permit Requirement Puts Migrant Workers at Risk - HRW 15.06.25500384
- Gulf States: Protect Workers from Extreme Heat - HRW 01.06.25500383
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- ‘Every day I cry’: 50 women talk about life as a domestic worker under the Gulf’s kafala system - Guardian 25.04.24500601
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- Expendable labour: the exploitation of migrant care workers - Unison 11/23500462
- Half of migrant workers in Australia feel unsafe at work, survey finds - Guardian 20.03.23500394
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- Singapore maids 'suffer exploitation and abuse' - DW 28.03.19500496
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- Exploitation in Taiwan's $2bn fishing industry - NNC 10.06.14500598
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- Migrants face "significant discrimination" in job markets - ILO 08.03.00500387
- Why does discrimination against migrants increase during crisis and how can its impact be reduced - IOM 500385
- The bolthole of self-employment: migrant workers avoiding prejudice and discrimination - Bournmouth 500389
- Keys to address the labor exploitation of migrant populations in Central America - LAC 500470