Help for Dubai’s Domestic Workers
Last week NPR reported on the deplorable conditions faced by domestic workers in Dubai. They are mostly women from Southeast Asian countries. They work long hours for very little pay and sometimes have their pay withheld for months at a time. It’s not uncommon that they are physically or sexually abused. Yet if they leave their jobs, they face imprisonment and deportation. An American woman married to a local man has opened a shelter for women who leave their employers with nowhere else to go.
Shortly after the story aired, The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that it would introduce a standard contract for domestic workers and their employers, including salaries, holidays, and working conditions.
Posted by on 03/17 at 07:29 PM