ABU DHABI — The Filipina housemaid E.F., who jumped from the second floor in an attempt to escape from her employer told investigators that she was trying to run away because she was over-worked and wanted to seek a better job.
The Abu Dhabi Police have referred the case to the Public Prosecution …
Archive for April, 2008
Runaway maid’s case referred to prosecution
April 21st, 2008
Maid injured in fall from second floor
April 21st, 2008
ABU DHABI — A 40-year-old Filipina housemaid suffered serious injuries and was admitted to a hospital after she fell from the second floor of a building in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. A police official who did not want to be named told Khaleej Times the maid was apparently trying to escape from the apar...
Worker ‘tricked into going to Iraq’
April 16th, 2008
From the BBC - Darmianti binti Jaba Saleh only realised where she was when she pulled out the pile of money she had been given. Written across the top of the notes were the words “Bank of Iraq”. Darmianti was having her medical check-up prior to being placed as a domestic worker in the K...
India Pushes for Worker Rights in Gulf
April 1st, 2008
According to the AP - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oil-rich Gulf nations, already facing labor protests, are getting new pressure from India, which wants them to pay minimum wages for unskilled workers. The move by India — which has 5 million workers in the Gulf, making it the largest sou...
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