US EditionAmnesty report exposes abuse of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia
- On Tuesday in Mombasa, Amnesty International published a report highlighting the mistreatment experienced by Kenyan women employed as domestic laborers in Saudi Arabia.
- The report states that deception by recruitment agents and rising unemployment in Kenya led many women to harsh conditions abroad.
- More than 70 women reported no rest days, inhumane treatment, withheld wages, confiscated passports, and exploitation often fueled by racism.
- Workers earned about SAR 900 monthly, equating to around USD 0.5 per hour, with no overtime pay and some working up to two years.
- The report calls on authorities in Kenya and Saudi Arabia to enhance safeguards for domestic workers, crack down on exploitative recruitment agencies, and improve embassy services to better assist workers facing abuse.
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Amnesty International has released a damning report detailing the abuse and exploitation of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, documenting over 70 cases of deception, forced labor, and inhumane working conditions. Many workers were misled by recruitment agents, promised jobs in beauty and hospitality, but instead forced into domestic servitude. Bigeni Maina Mwangi, one of the survivors, shared: “The contract I signed in Nairobi was changed…
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