Hoping she'd get deported, a 35 year old Indian maid in Dubai drank pesticide because her employers refused to let her go home to see her sick son. She was arrested at first but then eventually deported.
Domestic Workers
A Ugandan 'runaway' maid who died in a Dubai prison
Research
Behind the Glamorous Facade of the Burj Khalifa
Interviews
Chasing the 'Dubai Dream': New Novel on Indian Migrants