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US: Immigrants at Risk After Mixed Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona Law

June 25th, 2012 | Author: Human Rights Watch

The US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold part of Arizona’s immigrant law puts immigrant families in Arizona and other states at greater risk of abuse from local authorities. The ruling overturned several sections of the Arizona law, but it left intact a section requiring police to attempt to verify a person’s immigration status if they have “reasonable suspicion” that the individual is in the country without authorization.

(Washington, DC) – The US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold part of Arizona’s immigrant law puts immigrant families in Arizona and other states at greater risk of abuse from local authorities, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Alabama, Arizona, illegal immigration, Immigration and the Treatment of Non-Citizens, Migrants, Press release, SB 1070, Unfair Immigration Policies, United States, US Domestic Policy, US Supreme Court | Comments Closed

United They Work, Divided They Don’t

July 8th, 2011 | Author: Nadya Khalife and Aruna Kashyap

The Indonesian government has long praised its migrant workers as “economic heroes” for their immense contributions to the economy in their home country.

The Indonesian government has long praised its migrant workers as "economic heroes" for their immense contributions to the economy in their home country.

Posted in Asia, Commentary, Indonesia, Labor, Migrants, Migrants, Forced Labor, Women & Girls, Women's Rights | Comments Closed

The Hidden Victims of Human Trafficking

June 29th, 2011 | Author: Nisha Varia

Being forced into domestic servitude is one of the most common forms of human trafficking. Yet it remains one of the most invisible, including meager media coverage and law enforcement efforts. On June 27, the US State Department released its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, an annual ranking of how well — or how badly — countries around the world are doing to fight modern forms of slavery. The report is a sobering litany of horrific abuses, including against domestic workers, and the faltering efforts of many governments to stop these crimes.

Posted in Asia, Child Labor, Children, Children's Rights, Commentary, Domestic Workers, Human Trafficking, ILO Convention, ILO Treaty, Indonesia, Labor, labor laws, Migrant Domestic Workers, Migrants, Migrants, Forced Labor, modern-day slavery, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Trafficking, Trafficking of Women and Girls, Women & Girls, Women's Rights, Workers, Forced Labor & Trafficking | Comments Closed

EU: Summit Misses Opportunity on Migration

June 24th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

The European Council summit that concluded on June 24, 2011, made no significant progress in addressing serious deficiencies in EU asylum and migration policies.

(Brussels) – The European Council summit that concluded on June 24, 2011, made no significant progress in addressing serious deficiencies in EU asylum and migration policies, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Europe/Central Asia, European Union Foreign Policy, Greece, Human Rights in the European Union, Italy, Migrants, Press release, Refugees | Comments Closed

ILO: New Landmark Treaty to Protect Domestic Workers

June 16th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

The adoption by the International Labor Organization (ILO) on June 16, 2011, of a new, groundbreaking treaty to extend key labor protections to domestic workers will protect millions of people who have been without guarantees of their basic rights. Governments, trade unions, and employers’ organizations that make up the ILO overwhelmingly voted to adopt the ILO Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, which establishes the first global standards for the estimated 50 to 100 million domestic workers worldwide, the vast majority of whom are women and girls.

(Geneva) – The adoption by the International Labor Organization (ILO) on June 16, 2011, of a new, groundbreaking treaty to extend key labor protections to domestic workers will protect millions of people who have been without guarantees of their basic rights, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Business, Children, Labor, Middle East/N. Africa, Migrants, Migrants, Forced Labor, Press release, Refugees, United Nations, Women & Girls, Women's Rights | Comments Closed

UAE: Cultural Island Monitor a Positive Move

June 4th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

(New York) – An Abu Dhabi development company’s appointment of an independent monitor for conditions for workers building the Saadiyat Island cultural project is a positive step, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Business, Migrants, Press release, UAE | Comments Closed

UAE: Cultural Island Monitor a Positive Move

June 4th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

(New York) – An Abu Dhabi development company’s appointment of an independent monitor for conditions for workers building the Saadiyat Island cultural project is a positive step, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Business, Migrants, Press release, UAE | Comments Closed

UAE: Cultural Island Monitor a Positive Move

June 4th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

(New York) – An Abu Dhabi development company’s appointment of an independent monitor for conditions for workers building the Saadiyat Island cultural project is a positive step, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Business, Migrants, Press release, UAE | Comments Closed

UAE: Cultural Island Monitor a Positive Move

June 4th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

(New York) – An Abu Dhabi development company’s appointment of an independent monitor for conditions for workers building the Saadiyat Island cultural project is a positive step, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Business, Migrants, Press release, UAE | Comments Closed

UAE: Cultural Island Monitor a Positive Move

June 4th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

(New York) – An Abu Dhabi development company’s appointment of an independent monitor for conditions for workers building the Saadiyat Island cultural project is a positive step, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Business, Migrants, Press release, UAE | Comments Closed

UAE: Cultural Island Monitor a Positive Move

June 4th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

(New York) – An Abu Dhabi development company’s appointment of an independent monitor for conditions for workers building the Saadiyat Island cultural project is a positive step, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Business, Migrants, Press release, UAE | Comments Closed

UAE: Cultural Island Monitor a Positive Move

June 4th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

(New York) – An Abu Dhabi development company’s appointment of an independent monitor for conditions for workers building the Saadiyat Island cultural project is a positive step, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Business, Migrants, Press release, UAE | Comments Closed

UAE: Cultural Island Monitor a Positive Move

June 4th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

(New York) – An Abu Dhabi development company’s appointment of an independent monitor for conditions for workers building the Saadiyat Island cultural project is a positive step, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Business, Migrants, Press release, UAE | Comments Closed

UAE: Cultural Island Monitor a Positive Move

June 4th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

(New York) – An Abu Dhabi development company’s appointment of an independent monitor for conditions for workers building the Saadiyat Island cultural project is a positive step, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Business, Migrants, Press release, UAE | Comments Closed

UAE: Cultural Island Monitor a Positive Move

June 4th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

(New York) – An Abu Dhabi development company’s appointment of an independent monitor for conditions for workers building the Saadiyat Island cultural project is a positive step, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Business, Migrants, Press release, UAE | Comments Closed