Saudi s migrant maids left out in the cold despite much-vaunted reforms for domestic workers
Abuse against migrant workers are common across the Gulf region, where an estimated 30 million migrants have travelled for work
17 April 2021 • 7:30am
Low-paid domestic workers such as housekeepers, cleaners and nannies, are excluded from the reforms
Credit: Sultan Mahmud Mukut/Women migrant workers stand in a queue for compulsory covid-19 test before leaving the country
Millions of female domestic workers in Saudi Arabia have been excluded from reforms designed to grant foreign migrants more rights, due to continuing discrimination and sexism in the Kingdom, campaigners say.
The Gulf Kingdom announced changes to its labour laws last month that will allow foreign workers in many sectors to change jobs or leave the country without their employer’s permission for the first time.
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