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CSO HRW Abuse Against Asian Domestic Worker in Saudi Arabia
Oct 05 2010
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Approximately 1.5 million women domestic workers, primarily from Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines, work in Saudi Arabia. These workers, viewed at home as "modern-day heroes" for the foreign exchange they earn, receive less protection in Saudi Arabia than other categories of workers, exposing them to egregious abuses with little or no hope of redress. Domestic workers comprise less than a quarter of the eight million foreign workers in Saudi Arabia, but embassies from the labor-sending countries report that abuses against domestic workers account for the vast majority of the complaints they receive.
While many domestic workers enjoy decent work conditions, others endure a range of abuses including non-payment of salaries, forced confinement, food deprivation, excessive workload, and instances of severe psychological, physical, and sexual abuse. Human Rights Watch documented dozens of cases where the combination of these conditions amounted to forced labor, trafficking, or slavery-like conditions. More information about human trafficking on the website of HRW.
Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo
Report of the Special Rapporteur 2011
Summary note of the online discussion on the “draft basic principles on the right to an effective remedy for trafficked persons”
Recommended Principles And Guidelines On Human Rights And Trafficking
OHCHR Working with Civil Society Handbook
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons - Human Rights Council Report 2010
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons - Human Rights Council Report 2009
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons - General Assembly Report 2009
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons - Mission report on Poland
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons - Mission report on Japan
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons - Mission report on Egypt
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons - Mission report on Belarus





