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Exploitation of Migrant Workers in GCC (Qatar) Breaking the Reticence by Aljazeera, AFP & Amnesty   Issues on Protecting Labor Rights Article 23 and 24 of UDHR states, “Everyone has right to work, to free choice of employment, favorable condition of work without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work and favorable renumeration for him/herself and family as well as right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay” . The growing trend of so called as modern slavery in contemporary world is reflects the violation of migrant laborers denying their human rights at destination countries. This essay will critically visualize the current issues of labor migrants and their human rights exploitation especially in GCC especially in Qatar ahead of World Cup 2022. Labor migration in today's world has become common. Globalization has created an enormous space in international job opportunities, espec...

 Social workers are an untapped resource to address the psychosocial effects of Covid-19 In President Cyril Ramaphosa’s first speech about the Covid-19 pandemic, he neglected mentioning social workers as part of the response team. In his most recent address to the nation, he considered the socioeconomic issues and some relief for businesses and households, but still no mention of social workers and their role in addressing food insecurity and the psychosocial implications of Covid-19. This is indicative of the broader lack of understanding of the role of social workers in providing essential services in disaster management.   As a nation, we need a psychosocial strategy for the coordination and support of psychosocial services. We have already seen reports on the heightened levels of gender-based violence during the lockdown. Fortunately, given the knowledge of high levels of gender-based violence and child abuse in South Africa, these services are still in o...

COVID-19: An Open Letter to Social Workers Dear social workers I hope you have been staying well and taking care of your loved ones during the pandemic COVID-19. Image is coped from Google Images However, just taking care of ourselves and our loved ones is not enough given the unprecedented crisis that we are collectively facing today due to the COVID-19. The notion of ‘professional’ and moreover the value of ‘humanity or humanism’ that we have voluntarily attached to our work demand more than protecting ourselves and our loved ones. It is our professional, moral responsibility to think beyond ourselves and our loved ones and take initiatives to help those hundreds and thousands of people who have been directly affected because of the COVID-19. Our responsibility also includes to think about those millions of peoples who are at the potential risk – physically, economically, mentally, and socially – due to the COVID-19. Therefore, I write this open letter to you – ...

Update from a Member of the Saudi Society for Health and Social Service This content is copied from IASSW AIETS. The detailed link is given below. Name:                  Amira Al-Faraj Nationality:         Saudi Citizen Specialization:    Social Services About me: Social Worker and Family Counselor. Trained in human development and social fields. Member of the Saudi Society for Health and Social Service. Founder of (the Pot of Think) Initiative. To begin with, I’d like to thank you.   I appreciate this humanitarian initiative and I’m very thankful to all social workers around the world for the work they are doing now.   My involvement may be different from the other contributions on interventions of this crisis, I considered many Covid-19 cases on social media networks, Twitter, Snapchat.   From the moment the virus broke ...