Bahrain has announced it will scrap its sponsorship system for foreign workers - a first in a region often criticised by rights groups over the issue.Geez... that sounds so familiar.
The current system, which is common to all Gulf countries, has long been criticised by human rights groups for placing workers at the mercy of their employers.
Employers usually take employees' passports when they enter the country and sometimes use possession of the travel documents to extort a large fee before the workers can leave the country.
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UPDATE: Looks like Iggy's shopping for...
...a brand new BFF...
-- OTTAWA and TORONTO -- Four days after she was pictured hoisting Leader Michael Ignatieff's hand in triumph at the Liberal coronation convention, Ruby Dhalla was in hiding from public politics for a second straight day.**********
And Mr. Ignatieff wasn't talking about her at all.
LAST WORD: Liberals... it's simply how they roll
Ruby Dhalla told her she would get her proper documentation, Alvarez said, adding that Dhalla told her: "I work at the Parliament. I have a friend in immigration that can help me regarding your papers."*