workers rights

People take part in May Day rally and march in New York City to protest the Trump administration, New York, US, 1 May 2025. [Getty]
US affairs
World
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May Day protests take over US streets in anti-Trump revolt

"I think different people's movements are uniting to a greater degree due to Trump's offensive," said Walter Smolarek, the ANSWER Coalition's media coordinator.

Brooke Anderson
02 May, 2025
Palestinian workers / Qassam Muaddi
Palestine
MENA
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Thousands of Gaza workers expelled to West Bank by Israel

Qassam Muaddi
19 October, 2023
DS
Belgium
Narrated

Belgium’s supermarket strike has changed the game

TE

Thomas Englert

11 June, 2023
Kuwait
MENA
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Kuwait suspends new visas for Philippines workers in rights row

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 May, 2023
BP
British museum
Voices

British Museum must cut ties with sponsor BP

Zoe Lafferty

Zoe Lafferty

14 February, 2023
The report alleged that Qatar stadium workers had been exploited and mistreated [Getty]
Qatar
MENA
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Qatar denies accusations of worker abuse ahead of World Cup

The New Arab Staff
12 November, 2022
Coal miner in Balochistan, Pakistan
Morocco
MENA
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Morocco: Three workers suffocated in coal mining well

Basma El Atti
17 August, 2022
Morocco
MENA
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Spain's new policy angers Moroccan cross-border workers

Basma El Atti
17 May, 2022
Morocco
MENA
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Moroccan teachers launch strike amid trial of colleagues

Basma El Atti
11 May, 2022
expat UAE
workers rights
MENA
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UAE 'discriminates against women expats' with family sponsorship changes

The New Arab
01 April, 2019
agnes - youtube
workers rights
MENA
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Riyadh investigates woman who 'forced housemaid to drink bleach'

Diana Alghoul
21 September, 2018
Filipino workers return from Kuwait GETTY
workers rights
MENA
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Philippines lifts Kuwait travel ban following workers' rights deal

The New Arab & agencies
16 May, 2018
Philippines workers/ AFP
workers rights
MENA
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Kuwait-Philippines labour negotiations 'going well' following worker safety row

The New Arab
12 March, 2018
Philippines Kuwait
workers rights
MENA
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Kuwait urged to reform Filipino workers' rights

The New Arab
22 February, 2018
Kuwait domestic workers abuse AFP
workers rights
Society
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HRW slams treatment of Tanzanian domestic workers in Gulf

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

15 November, 2017
Sara Netanyahu AFP
workers rights
MENA
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Israeli prime minister's wife faces lawsuit over 'housekeeper abuse'

The New Arab & agencies
28 October, 2017
Qatar workers AFP
World Cup
MENA
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Qatar to introduce its first ever minimum wage

The New Arab & agencies
26 October, 2017
Narendra Modi UAE crown prince Mohammed bin Zayed [AFP]
workers rights
MENA
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India busts over 1,000 bogus job offers in UAE

The New Arab
11 September, 2017
King salman - Anadolu
workers rights
Society
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Saudi to ban expats from working at grocery stores

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

29 July, 2017
Saudi slap expat worker youtube
workers rights
Society
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Saudi slaps migrant worker for eating during Ramadan

Diana Alghoul

Diana Alghoul

18 June, 2017
Philippines Saudi
workers rights
MENA
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Philippine president meets Saudi king amid labour rights concerns

The New Arab
12 April, 2017