migrant workers Stories

Embassy begins emergency travel certificate registration for stranded Kenyans in Saudi Arabia
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

Officials noted that the drive will allow affected Kenyans to obtain Emergency Travel Certificates (ETCs), even if they do not have valid passports, p...

Saudi Arabia to pay Kenyan workers minimum Sh34,455 from February 2026 amid labour reforms
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 16, 2025

The new rule applies to all foreign workers in the kingdom and is part of ongoing labour reforms following changes to the Kafala system, which governs...

State clears passport backlog, opens new offices to ease access for job seekers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 20, 2024

The government has revealed that it has bought one million passport booklets and recruited 300 new immigration officers to meet the growing demand.

Saudi Arabia: ‘Giga-Projects’ built on widespread labour abuses
Human Rights Watch  |  Dec 04, 2024

The report is based on interviews with more than 155 former and current migrant workers and families of deceased workers across employment sectors and...

Report identifies Kilifi, Kwale, Nairobi, Kisumu and Busia as migration hotspots
Mary Wambui  |  May 23, 2024

The research discovered that migrants in vulnerable situations in these counties face significant human rights violations, including exploitation, dis...

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