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All About Kafala Labour System Scrapped By Saudi That Affected 2.3 Million Indians
Saudi Arabia this month confirmed it had abolished the controversial 50-year-old kafala labour sponsorship system reviled as 'modern-day slavery', allowing employers - called kafeel - inhuman levels of control over employees.
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Foreign Workers In Qatar Can Now Leave Country Without Bosses' Permission
Long-awaited reform of Qatar's controversial exit visa system, which requires foreign workers to obtain their bosses' permission to leave the country, came into force today, the government said. "Law No. 13 of 2018... regulating the entry, exit and residency of expatriates is being implemented starting today," the interior ministry announced on Twi...
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Human Rights Watch hails Saudi move on sponsorship system
International Human Rights observer Human Rights Watch (HRW) has hailed the Saudi government's proposal to abolish the employer-based sponsorship system under which migrant workers require their sponsor's consent to change jobs or leave the country.
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Kuwait mulls gradual end to sponsor system for expats
Kuwait will soon start a gradual process of scrapping the sponsorship system for foreign workers.
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All About Kafala Labour System Scrapped By Saudi That Affected 2.3 Million Indians
Saudi Arabia this month confirmed it had abolished the controversial 50-year-old kafala labour sponsorship system reviled as 'modern-day slavery', allowing employers - called kafeel - inhuman levels of control over employees.
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Foreign Workers In Qatar Can Now Leave Country Without Bosses' Permission
Long-awaited reform of Qatar's controversial exit visa system, which requires foreign workers to obtain their bosses' permission to leave the country, came into force today, the government said. "Law No. 13 of 2018... regulating the entry, exit and residency of expatriates is being implemented starting today," the interior ministry announced on Twi...
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Human Rights Watch hails Saudi move on sponsorship system
International Human Rights observer Human Rights Watch (HRW) has hailed the Saudi government's proposal to abolish the employer-based sponsorship system under which migrant workers require their sponsor's consent to change jobs or leave the country.
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Kuwait mulls gradual end to sponsor system for expats
Kuwait will soon start a gradual process of scrapping the sponsorship system for foreign workers.
