A Nairobi-based initiative has introduced an app aimed at preventing exploitation of Kenyan migrant workers in the Middle East. The tool, developed in partnership with the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK), enables job seekers to verify employment conditions before accepting positions abroad. It focuses on increasing transparency in recruitment processes to reduce risks of deception, debt, and forced labor.
Bishop Julius Wanyoike of Thika Diocese emphasized the app's role in addressing human trafficking and unsafe migration patterns. "We seek to tackle human trafficking, slavery, and disposal of family property in the search for greener pastures outside the country which eventually leads to desperation, hopelessness, and even death when these hopes are not fulfilled," he stated during the app's launch at All Saints Cathedral Church in Nairobi.
Rev. Fr. Paul Davies, an Anglican priest who worked in Qatar, initiated the project after witnessing Kenyan workers face unregulated recruitment practices. The app provides information on verified NGOs, charities, and agencies to help users avoid exploitative contracts. Reports of Kenyan workers suffering abuse or fatalities in the Middle East have prompted calls for greater oversight in international labor arrangements.
