#kafala — Public Fediverse posts

Bosses are always keen to “reduce the cost of labour.” https://jacobin.com/2026/07/india-caste-migrant-labor-exploitation

Exporting Oppression
https://thewire.in/caste/caste-beyond-borders-how-neoliberalism-accelerates-oppression-by-indian-elites-overseas

#Capitalism #Caste #exploitation #Gigeconomy #india #Kafala #migrantworkers #NeoLiberalism

Bosses are always keen to “reduce the cost of labour.” https://jacobin.com/2026/07/india-caste-migrant-labor-exploitation

Exporting Oppression
https://thewire.in/caste/caste-beyond-borders-how-neoliberalism-accelerates-oppression-by-indian-elites-overseas

#Capitalism #Caste #exploitation #Gigeconomy #india #Kafala #migrantworkers #NeoLiberalism

#DPWorld now controls about 10 percent of global container traffic, #Dubai International Airport is the busiest for international transit in the world…industrialisation and wealth accumulation built upon modern #slavery - the traditional #kafala system - #migrantworkers trapped in company compounds & private homes, passports stolen and debt-payment for exorbitant recruitment fees.

https://jacobin.com/2026/03/uae-us-military-repression-iran

#Capitalism #militaryindustrialcomplex #UAE #workingPoor

Hintergrund | DW: Kafala-System im Libanon: Moderne Sklaverei

Im Libanon arbeiten zehntausende migrantische Hausangestellte unter dem Kafala-System ohne wirksamen Schutz. Menschenrechtsorganisationen sprechen von moderner Sklaverei.

Sharon ist 21, als sie am 24. April 2024 aus Kamerun im Libanon landet. Sie hat ein Ziel: arbeiten, Geld verdienen, ihre Familie unterstützen. Eine Vermittlungsagentur hatte alles arrangiert. Doch in einem Video sagt sie später nur diesen Satz, der alles zusammenzieht: "Ich arbeitete in einer toxischen Familie." Kein Lohn, kein verlässlicher Vertrag, kein Schutz - und immer das Gefühl, dass ihr niemand helfen kann... (weiter)

#Hintergrund #Kafala #Kafala-System #Moderne-Sklaverei #Hausangestellte #LIbanon #DW #2025-12-26 @dach

Hintergrund | DW: Kafala-System im Libanon: Moderne Sklaverei

Im Libanon arbeiten zehntausende migrantische Hausangestellte unter dem Kafala-System ohne wirksamen Schutz. Menschenrechtsorganisationen sprechen von moderner Sklaverei.

Sharon ist 21, als sie am 24. April 2024 aus Kamerun im Libanon landet. Sie hat ein Ziel: arbeiten, Geld verdienen, ihre Familie unterstützen. Eine Vermittlungsagentur hatte alles arrangiert. Doch in einem Video sagt sie später nur diesen Satz, der alles zusammenzieht: "Ich arbeitete in einer toxischen Familie." Kein Lohn, kein verlässlicher Vertrag, kein Schutz - und immer das Gefühl, dass ihr niemand helfen kann... (weiter)

#Hintergrund #Kafala #Kafala-System #Moderne-Sklaverei #Hausangestellte #LIbanon #DW #2025-12-26 @dach

#Kafala-System im #Libanon: Moderne #Sklaverei
Im Libanon arbeiten zehntausende migrantische Hausangestellte unter dem Kafala-System ohne wirksamen Schutz. Menschenrechtsorganisationen sprechen von moderner Sklaverei.

https://www.dw.com/de/kafala-system-im-libanon-moderne-sklaverei/a-75165420

Welcome to Dubai. #UAE #kafala #slavery #humanrightsabuse #unitedarabemirates https://washingtoncentre.org/modern-slavery-in-plain-sight-the-kafala-system-and-migrant-rights-in-the-uae/

Welcome to Dubai. #UAE #kafala #slavery #humanrightsabuse #unitedarabemirates https://washingtoncentre.org/modern-slavery-in-plain-sight-the-kafala-system-and-migrant-rights-in-the-uae/

#SaudiArabia #Kafala #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/saudi-arabia-abolishes-kafala-system-to-improve-migrant-worker-rights-glbs-2806350-2025-10-22?utm_source=rss

#SaudiArabia #Kafala #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/saudi-arabia-abolishes-kafala-system-to-improve-migrant-worker-rights-glbs-2806350-2025-10-22?utm_source=rss

(Content warning) https://jacobin.com/2025/07/kenyan-women-saudi-work-abuse

#Capitalism #Exploitation #kafala #Kenya #SaudiArabia

(Content warning) https://jacobin.com/2025/07/kenyan-women-saudi-work-abuse

#Capitalism #Exploitation #kafala #Kenya #SaudiArabia

BEYOND THE FAÇADE: BWI REPORT UNMASKS THE REALITIES BEHIND SAUDI ARABIA’S “LABOUR REFORMS”
https://www.bwint.org/BwiNews/NewsDetails?newsId=556

#BWI #Capitalism #constructionworkers #Exploitation #FIFA #kafala
#labormovement #migrantworkers organize #SaudiArabia solidarity #Unions #WorkingPoor

BEYOND THE FAÇADE: BWI REPORT UNMASKS THE REALITIES BEHIND SAUDI ARABIA’S “LABOUR REFORMS”
https://www.bwint.org/BwiNews/NewsDetails?newsId=556

#BWI #Capitalism #constructionworkers #Exploitation #FIFA #kafala
#labormovement #migrantworkers organize #SaudiArabia solidarity #Unions #WorkingPoor

allo-allo!

New Blog Post:
https://tatoaway.bearblog.dev/i-have-no-choice/

😊

#Blog #Writing #BearBlog #Slavery #HumanRights #Migrants #Kafala #Gulf #Colonialism #Neocolonialism #Imperialism #Corruption #StateViolence #Kenya #RutoMustGo

@knittingknots2

Westliches #Kafala System.

@knittingknots2

Westliches #Kafala System.

Coppa del mondo di #calcio del 2034 all'Arabia Saudita:
"Mentre i riflettori si accenderanno sui sontuosi stadi, lussuosi e luccicanti, migliaia di vite si spegneranno nelle ombre delle loro fondamenta."
di @giuliocavalli
#mondiali2034
#kafala #lavoro #sfruttamento #schiavitù
https://open.substack.com/pub/giuliocavalli/p/ne-moriranno-molti-per-apparecchiare

2034 FIFA World Cup Spectacle
https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/saudi-arabia-bwi-files-ilo-forced-labour-complaint-ahead-of-2034-fifa-world-cup-bid-amid-epidemic-of-migrant-worker-abuse/

Stolen wages / Wage Theft
https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/saudi-arabia-10000-filipino-construction-workers-awaiting-unpaid-wages-to-receive-usd180-humanitarian-package-from-philippines-govt/

Kafala
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafala_system

#forcedlabor #Kafala #FIFA #football #WorldCup
#BWI #ILO

2034 FIFA World Cup Spectacle
https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/saudi-arabia-bwi-files-ilo-forced-labour-complaint-ahead-of-2034-fifa-world-cup-bid-amid-epidemic-of-migrant-worker-abuse/

Stolen wages / Wage Theft
https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/saudi-arabia-10000-filipino-construction-workers-awaiting-unpaid-wages-to-receive-usd180-humanitarian-package-from-philippines-govt/

Kafala
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafala_system

#forcedlabor #Kafala #FIFA #football #WorldCup
#BWI #ILO

Capos always keen to “reduce the cost of labour”
(Note: #Carrefour Group sponsor of 2024 Paris Olympics has an annual turnover of more than €94 billion. Carrefour facilities and stores in #SaudiArabia are operated by #UAE based #MajidAlFuttaim via a franchise agreement with Carrefour Group, headquartered in France.)

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/10/saudi-arabia-migrant-workers-at-carrefour-sites-exploited-cheated-and-forced-to-live-in-squalor/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafala_system

#Capitalism #exploitation #forcedlabor #Kafala #supermarkets #workingpoor #FIFA #wagetheft

Capos always keen to “reduce the cost of labour”
(Note: #Carrefour Group sponsor of 2024 Paris Olympics has an annual turnover of more than €94 billion. Carrefour facilities and stores in #SaudiArabia are operated by #UAE based #MajidAlFuttaim via a franchise agreement with Carrefour Group, headquartered in France.)

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/10/saudi-arabia-migrant-workers-at-carrefour-sites-exploited-cheated-and-forced-to-live-in-squalor/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafala_system

#Capitalism #exploitation #forcedlabor #Kafala #supermarkets #workingpoor #FIFA #wagetheft

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7y8pz4jrvo there are around 170,000 #migrantworkers in #Lebanon. #Migrant domestic workers have to abide by the #Kafala (sponsorship) system in Lebanon, which does not guarantee protected rights for migrant workers, and allows employers to confiscate their passports and withhold their wages.
"We are receiving increasing reports of migrant domestic workers being abandoned by their #Lebanese employers, either left on the streets or in their homes as their employers flee

https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1602885/culture/le-film-the-goat-life-cree-la-controverse-a-travers-le-monde-arabe
#cinema #movies
Le #film « The Goat Life » crée la controverse à travers le monde arabe
#inde
C’est un long métrage indien qui ne plaît pas à l’ #Arabiesaoudite et envenime ses relations avec l’ #Algérie. En cause : la pratique de la #kafala, un système oppressif de parrainage des travailleurs immigrés.

#BBCNews - Panicked #African workers prevented from leaving #Lebanon
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86lgnnw4y3o
#Kenya #Ethiopia #kafala

#BBCNews - Panicked #African workers prevented from leaving #Lebanon
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86lgnnw4y3o
#Kenya #Ethiopia #kafala

#Kafala labour system in the Gulf - #UAE, #SaudiArabia, #Kuwait, #Oman, #Qatar and #Jordan exploits
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/25/kafala-labour-system-gulf-women-talk-about-life-as-a-domestic-worker-in-the-gulf

Lie on the floor until sold
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/oct/12/we-lie-on-the-floor-till-someone-buys-us-shocking-allegations-of-uae-agencies-abuse-of-domestic-workers

#domesticwork #UAE

Next was an incredible discussion with Sumayya Kassamali on female domestic #labor in #Beirut at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Kassamali examines the origins and evolution of the #kafala system, considering changes in migration, economic systems, and racial attitudes. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMkMaWnlYls (10/11) #sociology

Next was an incredible discussion with Sumayya Kassamali on female domestic #labor in #Beirut at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Kassamali examines the origins and evolution of the #kafala system, considering changes in migration, economic systems, and racial attitudes. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMkMaWnlYls (10/11) #sociology

Latest #MSF report: Migrant workers in #Lebanon are abused and ignored under the #Kafala system

https://www.msf.org/lebanon-migrant-workers-are-abused-and-ignored-under-kafala-system?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=May

Latest #MSF report: Migrant workers in #Lebanon are abused and ignored under the #Kafala system

https://www.msf.org/lebanon-migrant-workers-are-abused-and-ignored-under-kafala-system?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=May

I was also lucky enough to participate in the one that was even bigger, in October 2019 (as a reporter mostly). As a blogger I wrote about #sectarianism #kafala #LGBTQrights #feminism and other fun stuff. 4/?

I was also lucky enough to participate in the one that was even bigger, in October 2019 (as a reporter mostly). As a blogger I wrote about #sectarianism #kafala #LGBTQrights #feminism and other fun stuff. 4/?

@nassiraelmoaddem

"#Qatar Can’t Hide Its Abuses by Calling Criticism Racist

"#MigrantWorkers from South Asia and Africa have suffered for years under the Gulf nation’s #kafala system. They deserve compensation for wage theft, injuries, and death."

#TravailForcé #esclavage #TravailleursMigrants

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/11/25/qatar-cant-hide-its-abuses-by-calling-criticism-racist/