Migrant workers throughout the Middle East experience frequent abuse

Below is a list of recent media reports that will verify the fact that migrant workers, domestic maids in particular, suffer outrageous human rights violations that take place on a daily basis throughout the Middle East. There are many cases of suicide attempts every week, coupled with countless reports of maids who get raped, beaten, humiliated, mistreated or killed. Too often, governments play down the severity of this widespread issue. As a result, there has been insufficient action taken place against abusive recruitment agents and violent employers, which allows slavery to remain largely unnoticed or worse – tragically accepted.

This compilation of reports are only from the past few weeks:

A Filipina domestic helper rendered blind by her sponsor in Kuwait after working without pay for a year.

Source: mideastyouth.com

Mid East Youth