UNION STATEMENT ON THE ABUSE OF KENYAN DOMESTIC WORKERS IN SAUDI ARABIA
Following recent media reports on severe exploitation, human-rights violations, and preventable deaths of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia. The accounts of deception by recruitment agencies, confiscation of passports, unpaid wages, violent abuse, and a pattern of uninvestigated deaths constitute nothing less than a humanitarian crisis affecting thousands of Kenyan women. For years, our union…
Strengthening Access to Justice for Migrant Workers – KUDHEIHA’s Role Recognized
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has released a groundbreaking report titled Assessment of the Legal Frameworks for Access to Justice for Migrant Workers in and from Kenya and Uganda. The study examines how existing laws, policies, and institutions in the two countries align with international and regional standards on migrant workers’ rights. Among the key…
Strengthening Access to Justice for Migrant Workers – KUDHEIHA’s Role Recognized
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has released a groundbreaking report titled Assessment of the Legal Frameworks for Access to Justice for Migrant Workers in and from Kenya and Uganda. The study examines how existing laws, policies, and institutions in the two countries align with international and regional standards on migrant workers’ rights. Among the key…
UK FCDO VISIT – GYB AND SYB TRAINING PROGRAM
We were honored to have the UK FCDO and International Labour Organization Kenya visit us at the Migration Resource Centre in the COTU-K offices. They had the opportunity to engage with participants in our ongoing GYB (Generate Your Business) and SYB (Start Your Business) training programs and visit some of our successful beneficiaries…