Comments on: BBC on Asian workers in Middle East http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/409 Current affairs for a progressive generation Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Sid D H Arthur http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/409#comment-17228 Sid D H Arthur Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:02:18 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/409#comment-17228 Also, Ben Rivard at <a href="http://q80dictator.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">thi blog</a> is doing some real good work. Also, Ben Rivard at thi blog is doing some real good work.

]]> By: Sid D H Arthur http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/409#comment-17227 Sid D H Arthur Tue, 04 Apr 2006 22:57:00 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/409#comment-17227 Worth mentioning this open letter by the Human Right Watch to the President of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn in 2003: <i>As the World Bank recognized in its April 2003 report on Global Development Finance, remittances sent home by migrant workers reached $80 billion in 2002, up from $60 billion in 1998. These payments have become more important and stable sources of finance for developing countries than private lending or official development assistance. Countries receiving large remittances include Bangladesh ($2.1 billion in 2001), Egypt ($2.9 billion), India ($10 billion), Indonesia ($1 billion), Jordan ($2 billion), Lebanon ($2.3 billion), Morocco ($3.3 billion), Pakistan ($1.5 billion), the Philippines ($6.4 billion), Sri Lanka ($1.1 billion) and Yemen ($1.5 billion). </i> The letter <a href="http://www.hrw.org/press/2003/09/migrant091803-ltr.htm" rel="nofollow">in full</a> Worth mentioning this open letter by the Human Right Watch to the President of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn in 2003:

As the World Bank recognized in its April 2003 report on Global Development Finance, remittances sent home by migrant workers reached $80 billion in 2002, up from $60 billion in 1998. These payments have become more important and stable sources of finance for developing countries than private lending or official development assistance.

Countries receiving large remittances include Bangladesh ($2.1 billion in 2001), Egypt ($2.9 billion), India ($10 billion), Indonesia ($1 billion), Jordan ($2 billion), Lebanon ($2.3 billion), Morocco ($3.3 billion), Pakistan ($1.5 billion), the Philippines ($6.4 billion), Sri Lanka ($1.1 billion) and Yemen ($1.5 billion).

The letter in full

]]> By: Steve M http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/409#comment-17226 Steve M Tue, 04 Apr 2006 22:51:14 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/409#comment-17226 The BBC criticizing Saudi Arabia? I can almost hear the fawning apologies to follow, already. The BBC criticizing Saudi Arabia? I can almost hear the fawning apologies to follow, already.

]]> By: Sid D H Arthur http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/409#comment-17223 Sid D H Arthur Tue, 04 Apr 2006 22:27:03 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/409#comment-17223 Sunny Lets hope the BBC's Have Your Say and blog activity can come together to highlight the plight of these migrant workers and the human rights abuses they are forced to endure. Sunny
Lets hope the BBC’s Have Your Say and blog activity can come together to highlight the plight of these migrant workers and the human rights abuses they are forced to endure.

]]> By: Vikrant http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/409#comment-17195 Vikrant Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:16:54 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/409#comment-17195 you could also ask why Indians with same qualifications are payed waay below their western counterparts for same work. moreover many a times south asians are required to surrender their passports to their employers. you could also ask why Indians with same qualifications are payed waay below their western counterparts for same work. moreover many a times south asians are required to surrender their passports to their employers.

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