Migrants’ Rights and Gaps in Protection

Abstract

This chapter attaches emphasis on the central theme of this volume that deals with the rights of migrant workers. Having offered the overview of migration and the background of the research, this chapter analyses two key issues: the current protection mechanisms for migrant workers and their remittances. The chapter also explores the issues of remittances that support the livelihood of the migrants’ families, and the welfare fund for the migrants while they are trapped in the destination countries. The authors argue that the lack of protection encourages employers to be exploitative and reluctant to give workers the attention they deserve. The case study examples from KSA, Kuwait and Malaysia are presented to illustrate the severity of miseries of the migrants and the tale of stories of the dead which the families of the bereaved mistrust.