cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/world/p/1252934/filipino-domestic-workers-exploited-and-subjected-to-sexual-abuse-in-saudi-arabia

Full Report: “Once we step in their homes, we are no longer human”: Testimonies of Filipino women domestic workers in Saudi Arabia.

“These stories are not isolated cases. The harrowing testimonies paint a worrying picture of ongoing state-enabled exploitation in a country with over four million domestic workers. It’s clear that for far too many workers, serious abuses and intimidation comes with taking a job in Saudi Arabia,” said Marta Schaaf, Amnesty International’s Director of Climate, Economic and Social Justice, and Corporate Accountability programme.

“In many of the most serious cases, the abuses domestic workers face amount to forced labour and may also constitute human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation.”