The Saudi edition of the Pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat reported today about the case of an Indonesian maid who was planning to commit suicide in Medina. The maid who is in her 20s, climbed to the fourth floor of an apartment building in northern Medina and threatened to jump. She agreed to step down after security forces arrived at the scene. The maid was then transferred to the hospital and an investigation was launched into what triggered this desperate act.
The paper is already reporting that the preliminary investigation showed that the maid suffers from mental disorders that might have caused this. As we know from numerous cases of suicide by migrant workers, they are often the result of abuse and poor living and working conditions. The Saudi authorities must thoroughly investigate whether these causes might have have triggered this maid’s attempted suicide.
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December 15, 2009
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December 16, 2009
This is an everyday occurance in Saudi Arabia. Maids being beat raped and jumping out of windows. I worked in the Emergency department in a Riyadh hospital and these things happened daily. I read a good book by an American Paramedic that details these abuses, that go unpunished.
The book is called “Paramedic to the Prince” A very keen insight into Saudi society.