Migrants

Indonesia/Malaysia: Proposed Labor Pact Lacks Key Reforms

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:45:00 -0800

(New York) - Malaysia and Indonesia should complete a pact on the status of migrant domestic workers that would include basic labor protections, Human Rights Watch said today in advance of International Women's Day on March 8.

UK: Women Fast-Tracked to Asylum Denial

Andrew Mawson, Deputy Program Director — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:29:56 -0800

The UK Border Agency has published a report today showing that targets to speed up the asylum procedure are unachievable. The chief inspector, John Vine, said that the agency deals with vulnerable people and "we should remember that, first and foremost, this is about people's lives".

Slow Movement

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:42:51 -0800

Summary
Key Recommendations
Women Migrant Domestic Workers
Migrant Construction Workers
Right to Health

2009 a Bad Year for Migrants

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:30:22 -0800

(New York) - Many governments' policies toward migrants worldwide expose them to human rights abuses including labor exploitation, inadequate access to health care, and prolonged detention in poor, overcrowded conditions, Human Rights Watch said today in advance of International Migrants Day, on December 18, 2009.

Kuwait: Bring Domestic Workers under Labor Law’s Mantle

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:55:00 -0800

(New York) - Kuwaiti lawmakers should include domestic workers under a major new labor law, Human Rights Watch said today. The draft law would toughen penalties for private companies that abuse their workers, but would not extend its protections to the country's 600,000 migrant domestic workers. The law is scheduled for a vote in the National Assembly on December 6, 2009.

Holding the Line

Meghan Rhoad — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:36:40 -0700

As a feminist and as an American working on immigration policy, I have a clear line in the sand when it comes to the treatment of women who immigrate to this country: "defending our borders" should not be at the expense of defending our values.

Saudi Arabia: Shura Council Passes Domestic Worker Protections

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:49:15 -0700

(New York) - Saudi Arabia's Shura Council passed a bill on July 8, 2009, to improve legal protections for the estimated 1.5 million domestic workers in the country, but the measure still falls short of international standards, Human Rights Watch said today.

An Abridged Women's Agenda for the Parliament

Gauri Van Gulik — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:56:08 -0700

The European Parliament's new members will soon be in place, some of them without a clear idea of what they can actually achieve there. They need an agenda, one that is pan-European. They should look at the problems that continue to harm and restrict women in Europe.

US: Immigration Policy Harms Women, Families

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:45:00 -0700

(Washington, DC) - The US government should reform immigration enforcement policies that inflict needless suffering on immigrant women and their families, rights advocates said today. A former immigration detention center nurse, a former detainee, and a group of leading human rights advocacy and research groups will testify to Congress at a Capitol Hill briefing on June 24, 2009.

US Congressional Briefing Statement

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:45:00 -0700