The Kuwaiti paper Al-Qabas reported about two cases of maids committing suicide in the Emirate last week. The first case, which was reported on October 27, occurred in the Al-Hawali Governorate, where an Indonesian maid threw herself off the fifth …
Posted in Housemaids, Kuwait, Suicide | 5 CommentsIn just 12 days during October, there have four reported cases of Ethiopian maids who ended their lives in Lebanon: Tezeta Yalmiya (26) jumped from a third-floor balcony in Abra on October 28; 30-year-old Saneet Miriam fell to her death …
Posted in Housemaids, Lebanon, Suicide | 14 CommentsAl-Akhbar reported today that an Ethiopian maid, Matene Kebede Zeditu (born 1983), was found hanging from an olive tree in Haris, southern Lebanon. An investigation has taken place, but it is yet to arrive to any conclusions. Fingerprints and photographs …
Posted in Housemaids, Lebanon, News, Suicide | 2 CommentsSyrian media recently reported that an Ethiopian maid was found dead in the city of Jableh. She hung herself with a towel from a balcony. There was no proper investigation into this case. The employer was not questioned by the …
Posted in Housemaids, News, Suicide, Syria | 2 CommentsIn a recently released report, Human Rights Watch stated that every week, more than one domestic worker dies due to unnatural reasons in Lebanon. “Domestic workers are dying in Lebanon at a rate of more than one per week,” said …
Posted in Housemaids, Lebanon, Suicide, Working conditions | Leave a commentFrom Lankan Business online: DUBAI, Jan 24, 2008 (AFP) – A Sri Lankan maid, in transit on her way home from Kuwait to see her children for the first time in three years, hanged herself in a toilet at Dubai …
Posted in Housemaids, Suicide, UAE | Leave a commentArab Times Reports: Maid Attempts suicide A 24 year old Indian Maid who tried in vain to end her life by cutting her wrist inside the bathroom of her sponsors home in Bneid Al Gar has been admitted to the …
Posted in Abusive employers, Housemaids, Kuwait, Suicide | Leave a commentRecently I have noticed that the suicide cases among workers and maids have been on the rise in Kuwait. There is at least one suicide case reported everyday, with a small coverage as though, it’s a one-off incident. Today, I …
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