Saudi Arabia: A year ago, Melsa Adhiambo Makhokha, 28, bade goodbye to her mother and her three children in Koyonzo Ngairu village, Mumias. She was flying to Saudi Arabia to take up a new job as a ...

The government should stop exporting domestic workers to Saudi Arabia over the rising cases of mistreatment. The ban should remain in place until we are sure of the safety of Kenyans there. The ...

Amnesty Kenya Executive Director, Irungu Houghton, speaks during a press conference in Mombasa, Kenya Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo) MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — More than 70 Kenyan women have documented ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Domestic workers in Saudi Arabia are often subjected to abuse that in some cases amounts to slavery, as well as sexual violence and lashings for spurious charges of theft or ...

African labour unions have urged the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to rein in Saudi Arabia for continual violation of foreign workers’ rights in the country. The unions made a joint ...

MHRSD extends grace period for absconding workers to regularise status Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) has announced a six-month extension of the grace ...

New Delhi: According to some estimates, more than two million Indians are working in Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait among others. To work in these countries, ...

In Saudi Arabia’s thriving labor market, Indian workers have long been a vital force driving progress and prosperity. Today, they form one of the largest expatriate communities in the Kingdom — over 2 ...

MOMBASA, Kenya — More than 70 Kenyan women have documented their harrowing experiences working as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, a new report by Amnesty International released on Tuesday shows. In ...