Domestic Workers In Saudi

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  Domestic Help From Tamil Nadu Breaks Back Trying To Escape Saudi Employer

  The return of an Indian housemaid working in Saudi Arabia, who broke her back trying to escape abusive employers, has raised fresh concerns over the working conditions of domestic workers in Gulf countries.

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  Indonesia to Stop Sending Domestic Workers to Middle Eastern countries: Reports

  Indonesia will stop sending new domestic workers to 21 Middle Eastern countries, reports said today, after the recent execution of two Indonesian women in Saudi Arabia angered Jakarta.

• Indonesian Domestic Worker Beheaded in Saudi Arabia

  Saudi Arabia on Tuesday beheaded an Indonesian domestic worker who knifed to death a Saudi woman described in press reports as her employer.

• Are Indian Domestics Less Attractive For Saudis?

  The Indian consulate in Jeddah has received a few requests to ratify contracts of the domestic workers in Saudi Arabia after India imposed a bank guarantee requirement to be fulfilled by employers, a media report said on Saturday.

• Saudi Arabia Clears Pact With India for Recruitment of Domestic Helpers

  Saudi Arabia has approved a key agreement with India aimed at protecting the rights of Indian domestic workers, including maids, in the Kingdom.

• India to discuss domestic workers' issue in Saudi Arabia

  The Indian government has sought to create an effective legal framework to address the issues facing Indian domestic workers in Saudi Arabia.

• Saudi Arabia mulls helpline for domestic workers

  The Saudi Arabian government has proposed the launching of a hotline on which domestic workers, more often expatriates, can lodge complaints. The helpline facility will be available in eight languages, an official said.

• Indo-Saudi Arabia pact to end role of middlemen in recruiting workers

  India and Saudi Arabia are likely to sign a new agreement soon to put an end to the role of middlemen permanently in the recruitment process of Indian domestic workers to the Kingdom, a media report said today.

• Saudi Arabia passes kingdom's first domestic abuse law

  Saudi Arabia has passed landmark legislation aimed at protecting women, children and domestic workers against domestic abuse, a human rights official said on Thursday, in a move aimed at reducing hidden violence against women in the kingdom.

• Saudi princess Meshael Alayban arrested in human trafficking case

  A Saudi princess has been charged with human trafficking for allegedly holding a domestic worker against her will at a California condominium, prosecutors said.