Better and safer migration of domestic workers came under the spotlight at a key conference in Bahrain yesterday.
A call also went out at the forum for people to hire domestic workers from only licensed manpower agencies.
The two-day ‘Safe Migration of Domestic Workers’ conference aims to strengthen international co-operation and discuss partnerships for the rights of domestic workers to prevent exploitation and trafficking.
It was organised by the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) in collaboration with German-based Friedrich Ebert Foundation and was held under the patronage of Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan at Downtown Rotana, Manama.
The minister reaffirmed the need to rely on proper hiring firms to prevent exploitation.
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