History Entwined
If it were not for immigrant women, we might not be celebrating the 8th of March as International Women’s Day (IWD) today, where we honour and recognize women’s contributions, and also protect their rights. Although IWD has been observed since the early 1900’s when the world then, cataclysmic [...]
THE Philippines, with 8 million overseas workers, will intensify its campaign to ratify the United Nations treaty that protects the rights of migrant workers after Arab countries adopted the Manila Declaration at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting that seeks “to safeguard and protect” the rights of migrant workers against illegal acts, [...]
BEIRUT, Nov 21 (IPS) – October and November have been bloody months for Lebanon’s migrant domestic workers – over the last five weeks nine women have died. Most deaths have been reported as suicide.
The body of 20-year old Anget R. of Madagascar was found hanging from a rope at her employer’s bedroom door Nov. 11. [...]
