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Modern-day slaves toil in Lebanon's 'kafala' system

Deutsche Welle 18 Dec 2025
In Lebanon, tens of thousands of migrants work under the so-called "kafala" system. Human and migrants' rights organizations describe it as modern-day slavery ... .
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Saudi Arabia ends kafala system, but Indian workers still trapped in fear

The Times of India 31 Oct 2025
Kapil has my passport ... I want to meet my mother ... .
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Saudi Arabia Scraps Kafala System: What It Is And How 1.34 Crore Migrants, Including Indians, ...

Zeenews 23 Oct 2025
Saudi Arabia has abolished its 50-year-old Kafala system. Millions of migrant workers, including over 1.3 crore Indians, are set to gain new freedoms and protections under a reformed labour framework ... .
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Saudi Arabia Abolishes Kafala System: What Is It And Why Was Sponsorship For Migrant Workers Scrapped?

NDTV 23 Oct 2025
Foreign workers in Saudi Arabia are cheering the long-awaited decision, which is expected to bring significant changes to the existing sponsorship model ... .
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Saudi Arabia Abolishes Kafala System, Frees 13 Million Migrant Workers From Restrictive Rules

News18 23 Oct 2025
The abolition of Kafala forms a crucial part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030, a strategy aimed at modernising Saudi society ... .
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Exit Denied: How Kafala Locks The Door On Freedom For Millions Of Indians In The Gulf

News18 23 Oct 2025
Under this system, the worker's fundamental rights and mobility are severely restricted ....
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Saudi Arabia Reforms Slave-Like 'Kafala' System for Migrant Workers

Breitbart 23 Oct 2025
Saudi Arabia has officially ended its “kafala” system of rules for ...
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Saudi Arabia Abolishes 50-Year Kafala System in Historic Reform for 13 Million Migrant Workers

Live Mint 23 Oct 2025
... of its decades-old kafala sponsorship system for an estimated 13 million migrant workers.
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Explained: Why did Saudi Arabia end Kafala system? What it means for Indian workers

Hindustan Times 23 Oct 2025
In a landmark labour reform, Saudi Arabia has officially scrapped the decades-old Kafala (sponsorship) system that tied foreign workers’ employment and residency to their employers ... What was the Kafala system?.
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How kafala turns Indians into slaves and why Saudi scrapped it

India Today 22 Oct 2025
How kafala turns Indians into slaves and why Saudi scrapped it ... .
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Saudi Arabia Scraps Kafala System That Enslaved Millions. What Was It?

NDTV 22 Oct 2025
Saudi Arabia this month confirmed it had abolished the controversial 50-year-old kafala labour sponsorship system reviled as 'modern-day slavery', allowing employers - called kafeel - inhuman levels... .
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