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Kafala system

system used to monitor migrant laborers in Arab countries
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Kafala system

Summary

Kafala system ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,861 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Kafala system is a type of immigration law[2].
  • Kafala system's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[3].

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Definition and Type

Kafala system is a type of immigration law[2].

Why It Matters

Kafala system ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,861 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · ValWinter · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bn', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'he', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'kk', 'ko', '
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Human rights
    Image → Migrant worker in Lebanon - Kafala system.jpg
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Migrant worker in Lebanon - Kafala system.jpg"
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