Latest items for LDS-DATA-1
Feb. 20, 2024, 9:55 a.m.
Countries: Qatar
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"Hundreds of thousands of women have traveled to Qatar for work, mostly from Asia and Africa" (para 2). "Although men dominate the country’s migrant workforce, government data shows nearly 300,000 migrant women worked in Qatar as of June this year" (para 14). "In 2020, female migrants made up just over a fifth of hotel workers, according to the most recent government statistics, although this is probably a significant undercount as the figures exclude subcontracted workers, say rights groups. To cope with the influx of 1.3 million football fans, an additional 108 hotels have been built ahead of the start of the tournament" (para 15).
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"Hundreds of thousands of women have traveled to Qatar for work, mostly from Asia and Africa" (para 2). "Although men dominate the country’s migrant workforce, government data shows nearly 300,000 migrant women worked in Qatar as of June this year" (para 14). "In 2020, female migrants made up just over a fifth of hotel workers, according to the most recent government statistics, although this is probably a significant undercount as the figures exclude subcontracted workers, say rights groups. To cope with the influx of 1.3 million football fans, an additional 108 hotels have been built ahead of the start of the tournament" (para 15).
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"[W]omen constitute the majority of domestic workers... [D]espite the extension of social protection to domestic workers under decree law No. 49/2009 of 23 November 2009, in 2018 only 17.5 per cent of domestic workers were enrolled in the national system of compulsory social protection" (10).
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"[W]omen constitute the majority of domestic workers... [D]espite the extension of social protection to domestic workers under decree law No. 49/2009 of 23 November 2009, in 2018 only 17.5 per cent of domestic workers were enrolled in the national system of compulsory social protection" (10).
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1, LDS-PRACTICE-2, LDS-DATA-1
"The study on trafficking in persons through domestic servitude, commissioned by the National Unit, contributed to a better understanding of this phenomenon. Information provided by this study revealed: The economic impact of the huge influx of girls; The invisible nature of trafficking, resulting from findings on the low rate of complaints filed; The mistreatment sometimes suffered in homes; Hardship, abuse, the delegation of parental responsibility to other family members and issues related to recruitment agencies; The rise in the use of personal networks as a means of recruitment (and the fall in the use of media advertising)." (18).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1, LDS-PRACTICE-2, LDS-DATA-1
"The study on trafficking in persons through domestic servitude, commissioned by the National Unit, contributed to a better understanding of this phenomenon. Information provided by this study revealed: The economic impact of the huge influx of girls; The invisible nature of trafficking, resulting from findings on the low rate of complaints filed; The mistreatment sometimes suffered in homes; Hardship, abuse, the delegation of parental responsibility to other family members and issues related to recruitment agencies; The rise in the use of personal networks as a means of recruitment (and the fall in the use of media advertising)." (18).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"Further, Government has established a pre-departure screening system for Bangladeshi migrant workers in part to reduce fraudulent recruitment. Despite these advances, in the 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report of the U. S Department of State, Maldives has been downgraded to the Tier Two Watch List." (16)(NF - CODER COMMENT - Considering that the Maldive government has a pre-departure screening measure put into place for Bangladeshi workers, it can be assumed that there is a high demand for forced labor and trafficking numbers are horrifically high). "According to figures, the number of migrant workers in the country nearly tripled recent years, and eight percent of these are women." (23).more
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"Further, Government has established a pre-departure screening system for Bangladeshi migrant workers in part to reduce fraudulent recruitment. Despite these advances, in the 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report of the U. S Department of State, Maldives has been downgraded to the Tier Two Watch List." (16)(NF - CODER COMMENT - Considering that the Maldive government has a pre-departure screening measure put into place for Bangladeshi workers, it can be assumed that there is a high demand for forced labor and trafficking numbers are horrifically high). "According to figures, the number of migrant workers in the country nearly tripled recent years, and eight percent of these are women." (23).more
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"[S]ome reports show that up to 1,000 women leave the country every month to find jobs as domestic workers abroad. The main destinations are Middle East and the Gulf countries" (11).
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"[S]ome reports show that up to 1,000 women leave the country every month to find jobs as domestic workers abroad. The main destinations are Middle East and the Gulf countries" (11).
Feb. 24, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"The data on labour permits shows that men account for a bulk of the labour migrants over the past six years, at 95.1 percent. However, there has been a significant increase in the number of permits acquired by women, with an increase of 239 percent over the six-year period, compared to nearly 133 percent for men. The number of female migrant workers in 2008/09 was 8,594 which increased to 29,154 in 2013/14. According to the Department of Foreign Employment, from July 2014 to March 2015, 15,939 female have migrated for employment." (17). "According to the Department of Foreign Employment, a total of 899 complaints were filed with the Investigation and...more
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"The data on labour permits shows that men account for a bulk of the labour migrants over the past six years, at 95.1 percent. However, there has been a significant increase in the number of permits acquired by women, with an increase of 239 percent over the six-year period, compared to nearly 133 percent for men. The number of female migrant workers in 2008/09 was 8,594 which increased to 29,154 in 2013/14. According to the Department of Foreign Employment, from July 2014 to March 2015, 15,939 female have migrated for employment." (17). "According to the Department of Foreign Employment, a total of 899 complaints were filed with the Investigation and...more
March 25, 2022, 8:57 p.m.
Countries: Philippines
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-1, LDS-PRACTICE-2, LDS-DATA-1
“…Local newspapers reported on court cases involving violence committed against maids and other domestic workers. In August local media reported that the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Dubai had sheltered a total of 1,737 women between January and June, 86 percent of whom left their employers due to alleged maltreatment, including long work hours, verbal and physical abuse, and lack of food” (36).
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-1, LDS-PRACTICE-2, LDS-DATA-1
“…Local newspapers reported on court cases involving violence committed against maids and other domestic workers. In August local media reported that the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Dubai had sheltered a total of 1,737 women between January and June, 86 percent of whom left their employers due to alleged maltreatment, including long work hours, verbal and physical abuse, and lack of food” (36).
March 25, 2022, 8:54 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"...Local newspapers reported on court cases involving violence committed against maids and other domestic workers. In August local media reported that the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Dubai had sheltered a total of 1,737 women between January and June, 86 percent of whom left their employers due to alleged maltreatment, including long work hours, verbal and physical abuse, and lack of food" (36).
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"...Local newspapers reported on court cases involving violence committed against maids and other domestic workers. In August local media reported that the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Dubai had sheltered a total of 1,737 women between January and June, 86 percent of whom left their employers due to alleged maltreatment, including long work hours, verbal and physical abuse, and lack of food" (36).
March 9, 2022, 8:57 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"in 2006, there were over 2 million regular migrants in the national territory, and a half was women" (93).
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"in 2006, there were over 2 million regular migrants in the national territory, and a half was women" (93).
Feb. 28, 2022, 3:29 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"In Bermuda the Department of Immigration and the Director of Public Prosecutions confirmed there were no cases of forced labor during the year, although historically there were some cases of forced labor, mostly involving migrant men in the construction sector and women in domestic service. Penalties for forced labor were generally adequate to deter violations" (22).
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"In Bermuda the Department of Immigration and the Director of Public Prosecutions confirmed there were no cases of forced labor during the year, although historically there were some cases of forced labor, mostly involving migrant men in the construction sector and women in domestic service. Penalties for forced labor were generally adequate to deter violations" (22).
Jan. 24, 2022, 1:07 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"'Sumangali schemes' affected an estimated 120,000 young women. This labor scheme... is a form of bonded labor in which young women or girls work to earn money for a dowry to be able to marry" (45).
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"'Sumangali schemes' affected an estimated 120,000 young women. This labor scheme... is a form of bonded labor in which young women or girls work to earn money for a dowry to be able to marry" (45).
Jan. 13, 2022, 10:29 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"The overall success rate of female candidates who ran for positions in the 2017 national elections was 16 percent, with 47 women elected to the 347-member National Assembly and three to the 67-member Senate. Women were elected to three of the 47 governorships"(29).
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"The overall success rate of female candidates who ran for positions in the 2017 national elections was 16 percent, with 47 women elected to the 347-member National Assembly and three to the 67-member Senate. Women were elected to three of the 47 governorships"(29).
Jan. 10, 2022, 10:08 a.m.
Countries: Philippines
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"Domestic workers worked under a separate wage and benefit system, which lays out minimum wage requirements and payments into social welfare programs, and mandates one day off a week. While there were no reliable recent data, informed observers believed two million or more persons were employed as domestic workers, with nearly 85 percent being women or girls as young as 15 years old" (41).
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"Domestic workers worked under a separate wage and benefit system, which lays out minimum wage requirements and payments into social welfare programs, and mandates one day off a week. While there were no reliable recent data, informed observers believed two million or more persons were employed as domestic workers, with nearly 85 percent being women or girls as young as 15 years old" (41).
Dec. 27, 2021, 10:10 a.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-1, LDS-DATA-1
"The approximately 703,000 foreign workers, primarily from Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, were vulnerable to exploitation" (23).
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-1, LDS-DATA-1
"The approximately 703,000 foreign workers, primarily from Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, were vulnerable to exploitation" (23).
Dec. 2, 2021, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: Philippines
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-1, LDS-DATA-1
“…In Sint Maarten the lack of standard procedures for front- line responders to identify forced labor victims hindered the government’s ability to assist such persons. Following an investigation into the possible exploitation of three Filipina women hired as domestic servants, the public prosecutor’s office determined in September that the case did not amount to forced labor, despite claims from the Filipino community alleging unfair labor practices and exploitation” (20). This occurred in the Netherlands (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-1, LDS-DATA-1
“…In Sint Maarten the lack of standard procedures for front- line responders to identify forced labor victims hindered the government’s ability to assist such persons. Following an investigation into the possible exploitation of three Filipina women hired as domestic servants, the public prosecutor’s office determined in September that the case did not amount to forced labor, despite claims from the Filipino community alleging unfair labor practices and exploitation” (20). This occurred in the Netherlands (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 18, 2021, 6:06 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"Men, women, and children, mainly from Eastern Europe, West Africa, and Asia, were subject to forced labor, including domestic servitude (also see section 7.c.). There were no government estimates of the extent of forced labor among domestic workers; however, in 2018 the NGO Committee against Modern Slavery assisted 181 victims of forced labor, 75 percent of whom were women" (32).
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"Men, women, and children, mainly from Eastern Europe, West Africa, and Asia, were subject to forced labor, including domestic servitude (also see section 7.c.). There were no government estimates of the extent of forced labor among domestic workers; however, in 2018 the NGO Committee against Modern Slavery assisted 181 victims of forced labor, 75 percent of whom were women" (32).
Sept. 29, 2021, 9:33 a.m.
Countries: Mali
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-1, LDS-DATA-1
"Approximately 25 percent of children between the ages of five and 14 were economically active, and employers subjected more than 40 percent of economically active children to the worst forms of child labor. Many were engaged in hazardous activities in agriculture. Armed groups used child soldiers in the North and the Center (see section 1.g). Child trafficking occurred. Employers used children, especially girls, for forced domestic labor. Employers forced Black Tuareg children to work as domestic and agricultural laborers" (34).
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-1, LDS-DATA-1
"Approximately 25 percent of children between the ages of five and 14 were economically active, and employers subjected more than 40 percent of economically active children to the worst forms of child labor. Many were engaged in hazardous activities in agriculture. Armed groups used child soldiers in the North and the Center (see section 1.g). Child trafficking occurred. Employers used children, especially girls, for forced domestic labor. Employers forced Black Tuareg children to work as domestic and agricultural laborers" (34).
Aug. 6, 2021, 12:58 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"At the Centre for Domestic Training and Development (CDTD) just outside Nairobi, students are cheerful and excited about their future as they make beds in mock bedrooms, cook chapati in practice kitchens, and study basic Arabic. Demand for the course is huge. About 350–400 women are already graduating each month" (para 13). "He estimates that there are at least 120 000 Kenyans in the Middle East, roughly one-third of whom have been trafficked. He uses outreach work to get his phone number into the hands of Kenyan workers before they go" (para 18).
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"At the Centre for Domestic Training and Development (CDTD) just outside Nairobi, students are cheerful and excited about their future as they make beds in mock bedrooms, cook chapati in practice kitchens, and study basic Arabic. Demand for the course is huge. About 350–400 women are already graduating each month" (para 13). "He estimates that there are at least 120 000 Kenyans in the Middle East, roughly one-third of whom have been trafficked. He uses outreach work to get his phone number into the hands of Kenyan workers before they go" (para 18).
June 29, 2021, 3:44 p.m.
Countries: Madagascar
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"In 2013, Madagascar enacted a decree banning the migration of Malagasy domestic workers to Gulf countries, including Kuwait, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, which were listed among the 10 worst countries in the world for workers in the 2019 global rights index compiled by the International Trade Union Confederation. Even so, at least 10 million of Madagascar’s citizens work as migrant workers, or around one third of the population. An estimated 1.3 million of those migrant workers are women and 80 percent of those women work as domestic workers" (para 17). "The Malagasy Ministry of Foreign Affairs says there are more than 500 Madagascar nationals in Saudi Arabia, most of them...more
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"In 2013, Madagascar enacted a decree banning the migration of Malagasy domestic workers to Gulf countries, including Kuwait, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, which were listed among the 10 worst countries in the world for workers in the 2019 global rights index compiled by the International Trade Union Confederation. Even so, at least 10 million of Madagascar’s citizens work as migrant workers, or around one third of the population. An estimated 1.3 million of those migrant workers are women and 80 percent of those women work as domestic workers" (para 17). "The Malagasy Ministry of Foreign Affairs says there are more than 500 Madagascar nationals in Saudi Arabia, most of them...more
June 29, 2021, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"The Malagasy Ministry of Foreign Affairs says there are more than 500 Madagascar nationals in Saudi Arabia, most of them employed as domestic workers. The number of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia rose from 830,000 to 2.42 million in a 10-year period" (para 30).
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"The Malagasy Ministry of Foreign Affairs says there are more than 500 Madagascar nationals in Saudi Arabia, most of them employed as domestic workers. The number of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia rose from 830,000 to 2.42 million in a 10-year period" (para 30).
June 29, 2021, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"Lebanon has nearly 250,000 migrant domestic workers, the vast majority of them women. They are given the right to work in the country via the kafala system, a common form of sponsorship used across the Middle East that ties the legal residency of migrant workers to their employers" (para 5).
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"Lebanon has nearly 250,000 migrant domestic workers, the vast majority of them women. They are given the right to work in the country via the kafala system, a common form of sponsorship used across the Middle East that ties the legal residency of migrant workers to their employers" (para 5).
June 25, 2021, 11:48 a.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"An estimated 39,000 children, primarily indigenous girls, worked as domestic servants and were often vulnerable to physical and sexual abuse. In the Mexican border area, there were reports of forced child labor in municipal dumps and in street begging" (p 27).
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"An estimated 39,000 children, primarily indigenous girls, worked as domestic servants and were often vulnerable to physical and sexual abuse. In the Mexican border area, there were reports of forced child labor in municipal dumps and in street begging" (p 27).
May 22, 2021, 7:58 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1, LDS-DATA-1
"One group working to support domestic workers has warned that 200 Sierra Leonean women are stranded and homeless in Oman. Many were trafficked there, tricked like Isha into thinking that a better life was waiting for them" (para 6).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1, LDS-DATA-1
"One group working to support domestic workers has warned that 200 Sierra Leonean women are stranded and homeless in Oman. Many were trafficked there, tricked like Isha into thinking that a better life was waiting for them" (para 6).
April 26, 2021, 11:49 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"in 2006, there were over 2 million regular migrants in the national territory, and a half was women" (93).
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"in 2006, there were over 2 million regular migrants in the national territory, and a half was women" (93).
Sept. 26, 2020, 5:49 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"Nonetheless, from mid-2016 to mid-2017 Poland was the most common country of birth for the overseas-born population of the UK, with more Polish women (a ratio of 467:439) than men moving primarily for work-related reasons."
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"Nonetheless, from mid-2016 to mid-2017 Poland was the most common country of birth for the overseas-born population of the UK, with more Polish women (a ratio of 467:439) than men moving primarily for work-related reasons."
Sept. 26, 2020, 5:44 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"According to the Polish LFS, prior to the 2004 EU enlargement the outflow from Poland has been masculinized (men constituted 57% of migrants) and thereafter this feature became even more visible (65%). This, in comparison to 47% of men in general adult population of Poland, reveals high selectivity of outmigration with regard to sex. The rise in men’s general propensity to undertaking international migration was observed in most destination countries. "
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"According to the Polish LFS, prior to the 2004 EU enlargement the outflow from Poland has been masculinized (men constituted 57% of migrants) and thereafter this feature became even more visible (65%). This, in comparison to 47% of men in general adult population of Poland, reveals high selectivity of outmigration with regard to sex. The rise in men’s general propensity to undertaking international migration was observed in most destination countries. "
Aug. 7, 2020, 4:32 p.m.
Countries: Jordan
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-1, LDS-DATA-1
"Jordan hosted around 70,000 migrant domestic workers in 2019, mostly from the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia" (para 16).
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-1, LDS-DATA-1
"Jordan hosted around 70,000 migrant domestic workers in 2019, mostly from the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia" (para 16).
July 31, 2019, 6:50 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"An estimated 7.41 million noncitizens, including approximately 666,000 noncitizen women, made up approximately 57 percent of the labor force, according to the General Authority for Statistics third-quarter 2016 Labor Force Survey" (51).
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"An estimated 7.41 million noncitizens, including approximately 666,000 noncitizen women, made up approximately 57 percent of the labor force, according to the General Authority for Statistics third-quarter 2016 Labor Force Survey" (51).
June 17, 2019, 3:53 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"The Committee commends the State party on the high percentage of women in Parliament (43 per cent) and welcomes the fact that the Ministry of the Interior has taken measures to increase the representation of women in the police." (para 25).
Variables: LDS-DATA-1
"The Committee commends the State party on the high percentage of women in Parliament (43 per cent) and welcomes the fact that the Ministry of the Interior has taken measures to increase the representation of women in the police." (para 25).
March 1, 2019, 11:51 a.m.
Countries: Kuwait
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-1, LDS-DATA-1
"There was no immediate response from Kuwait, where around 262,000 Filipinos are employed - nearly 60 percent of them as domestic workers, according to the Philippines' foreign department" (para 6).
Variables: LDS-PRACTICE-1, LDS-DATA-1
"There was no immediate response from Kuwait, where around 262,000 Filipinos are employed - nearly 60 percent of them as domestic workers, according to the Philippines' foreign department" (para 6).