Filipino Domestic Workers Exploited in Saudi Arabia
Amnesty says 19 returnees described 14- to 21-hour days, sexual assault and other abuse, and says current safeguards remain insufficient.
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Filipino domestic workers ‘entering a lottery’ of abuse and exploitation in Saudi Arabia
A year after Amnesty International documented widespread abuse of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, it has released a new briefing which reveals that Filipino women are facing many of the same abuses, including being overworked, exploited and subjected to degrading treatment, as well as sexual assault in some cases. The report, Once we step […] By The Canary
One year after Amnesty International denounced the widespread abuse of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, a new synthesis of the organization reveals that Filipino women are also facing many of these violations, including excessive hours of work, exploitation and degrading treatment, as well as sexual assaults in some cases. This document, entitled "Once we step in their homes, we are no longer human": Testimonies of Filipino women domesti…
Cairo. Amnesty International (AI) denounced on Thursday that Filipino domestic workers in Saudi Arabia are subjected to sexual abuse, excessive working hours, exploitation and, in some cases, sexual assault. Report documents abuses and testimonies of Filipino workers In its report "Once we enter their homes, we cease to be human: Testimonies of Filipino domestic workers in Saudi Arabia", the human rights organization documented the experiences o…
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