Child sex exploitation spreads to new destinations as tourism boomsPortugal, Moldova and Ukraine in Europe, and Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam in Asia have emerged as new child sex tourism destinations, prompting activists to call for governments to include measures to protect children in their tourism plans. More… |
Qatar should stage World Cup ‘only if exploitation stops’The 2022 World Cup should be held in Qatar only if the exploitation of migrant workers stops, Fifa presidential candidate Jerome Champagne told Reuters in an interview. The Frenchman said that Fifa's capability to govern the s More… |
New push for maids' rights in BahrainVolunteers plan to launch a nationwide initiative to set up a system that monitors job contracts of domestic workers to avoid any exploitation attempts. It is being spearheaded by Nabeel Rajab, president of the dissolved Bahrain Centre for More… |
Exploitation of workers in UAE allegedNew York-based Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday that thousands of Asian workers hired to build museums and art galleries on a showcase island in the UAE are being exploited. Rights groups have criticised conditions in which labourers wor More… |
Panel discusses Asian expat workers' woesOfficials from more than 20 labour importing and exporting countries met in Abu Dhabi to discuss the regulation of the market for Asian migrants amid growing calls for their protection from abuse. Asian workers fill all sorts of low-paid c More… |