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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 ...

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Concept “Helping the Helpless Feeling of helping others Need a good mind to help person who is in need Definition 1.It is the help given by the society for the immediate relief of certain problem faced by the members. 2.Social Service is the temporary service given to an individual or group in cash or in kind. 3.Thus, the term social service is used to denote help given by a volunteer to an individual or group at the time of need or to enhance the welfare of individual or the community through personal effort or collective action. 4.It does not require Professional training, methods and/or techniques. Characteristics of Social service a.It is a temporary assistance b.It is a voluntary service c.It is a charity work d.No need of specialized training e.No salary/remuneration f.Can be practice by any individual

------------ Portfolio Subesh Raj Panta Child Rape in Nepal Domestic and sexual violence against women are prevailing in Nepalese society. Last couple of years has shown a numerous data of rape and the most effected victim of this inhuman behavior is no other than girl just under 10 years residing in remote areas. Rape cases are increasing by four-fold affecting those innocent people physically and emotionally. The following annotations is based on the recent rape case of an innocent girl followed by her brutal murder. Annotation 1 “Family mourns, and a country recoils at teen girl’s rape and murder” The rape and murder of Nirmala Pant and the failure of law enforcement to diligently investigate the perpetrators have angered and stunned Nepalis across the country. Now the 13-year-old girl’s parents say they are starting to lose hope. http://bit.ly/2CTNW08 http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-09-14/family-mourns-and-a-country-recoils.html T...

-------------- Opportunities and Challenges of Social Work Trainees in Nepal Amit Kumar Yadav MSW II year School of Social Work Roshni Nilaya Mangalore (2015) Introduction The International Federation of Social Workers states, "Social work bases its methodology on a systematic body of evidence based knowledge derived from research and practice evaluation, including local and indigenous knowledge specific to its context. It recognizes the complexity of interactions between human beings and their environment, and the capacity of people both to be affected by and to alter the multiple influences upon them including bio-psychosocial factors. Social work profession draws on theories of human development, social theory and social systems to analyze complex situations and to facilitate individual, organizational, social and cultural changes." The present study was undertaken by the researcher to explore the learning opportunities and challenges faced by the social work learners of N...