"GCC to monitor process for hiring workers", 28 Nov 2014

DOHA: The sponsorship system in force in some GCC states did not come up for discussion at a meeting of labour ministers of the six member states and 12 major labour-sending countries of Asia, in Kuwait.

The meeting, however, agreed to implement a recommendation of International Labour Organisation (ILO) to protect foreign workers from exploitation by manpower agencies and middlemen and set up a solid mechanism to monitor agencies and the entire recruitment process.

The meeting agreed that due to the exploitation the basic rights of foreign workers are abused. The countries that attended the meet included Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan, the Philippines as well as GCC members Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the UAE, alaan.online said yesterday...