UAE: Domestic Workers Trapped, Exploited and Abused

(Manila, October 23, 2014) Migrant domestic workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are beaten, exploited, and trapped in forced labor situations. The UAE government, about to take up an influential new role in the International Labour Organization (ILO), has failed to adequately protect female domestic workers – many of them from the Philippines – from abuse by employers and recruiters.

[birhan]

When it comes to domestic workers in the Arab world, there is a lot of sadism... then it makes you wonder if that whole region is the epicenter of sadists.

[abdulvahid]

As former resident of UAE. I approve this message. If you have any other options please don't go to gulf countries.

[amore]

90% employers of that country has no heart to there employee's sad but true...

[shakuntalasingh]

After reading the comments I feel so lucky I came down to Canada.Employers here are good, understanding and above all they know that they are dealing with a human and not an animal.

[papadavie]

I don't like stereotypes but some stereotypes about some ethnicities and religions are true.

[mickhodges]

I have been talking to a Philippine lady who is working in Jordan for over a year. She is treated like shit no days off and they keep her prisoner. She gives me a blog everyday. I want to help her get out of that horrible place from horrid people.

[britdashalali]

I'm a maid in uae but i don't eat breakfast, no limited work and i don't go to hospital when I'm sick

[ShashankNaithani]

UAE a place where cruel people have money yet not have broad mind to respect other

[johngoodman]

When you go live Arab countries as a maid, you don't ask to be raped, physically abused and even killed. Most of our women never get paid for their work, their job is not just cooking and cleaning their job entails cleaning their Arab grandparents or their disable family member ass or even Working in farm land, and all without break They don't allow them to use phone, they don't allow them leave the house, they only allow them to eat once a day, they take their passport away, they shackle them with chains, so can't leave, they call them slaves in Arabic language, they borrow house maid from one family to another. I know a lots of stories of house maids killed and buried in the Garden of the Arabs whom they suppose to work. Are they really Muslims? Don't they afraid of Allah or their profit Mohammed? How could they go to Mosque every day or every Friday? After they do this the maids or another person or human being.

[alwalisharjah]

It's absolutely correct the foreigners who are working here are facing alot of problems I worked as a driver with a national family. Although I was a driver but I had not enough time to sleep and

[shandinalani]

As an American Filipino, this breaks my heart. I wish I was rich so I could enrich the lives of my people who are struggling.

[maricelpatalita]

the right thing to do is to stop sending domestic helpers to Arab countries to stop this problem.

[Mywatercrystaltv]

Some don't live to tell the story. I have seen horrible videos on social media, of sex slaves, human torture and images which still traumatize me.

[ehufana]

DO NOT SEND WORKERS TO ARAB COUNTRIES.

[sathyanathan]

There are many Indians are also suffering this

[nanule]

my friend was in Bahrain and I heard how he treats her like a slave, makes her sleep on the floor, gives her old food to eat, she got sick and doesn't care about her, I honestly changed my opinion about the United Arabs, you are monsters

[mary.a]

Everyone knows what goes on, it’s all covered by big flash building and architecture.

[khalidali]

As an Emirati I have to say the best solution is to no let any domestic worker into the UAE as for many people here only think about themselves

[Youtubewonderer]

I thought Islam is the religion of peace & compassion !!

[softwhitewings]

Oh dear! Don't never run after money from the rich countries. Then you don't need to suffer. Be happy with your own family, even if it poor.