Domestic workers in oil-rich United Arab Emirates (UAE) endure sexual violence, isolation and forced confinement, unpaid wages, long working hours with limited food, and regular beating in the hands of their employers. The “seemingly entrenched pattern” of abuses is detailed in recently released 79-page report by New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW). Many who were interviewed said their employers treated them like “animals” who were “bought” at a price. Abused Filipino domestic helpers who were able to return home recount how Philippine embassy officials failed or refused to help them in UAE. One former victim is back in the Philippines to help other distressed OFWs.
Read the full report on Rappler.
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