A Saudi official has called for a unified system governing the recruitment and working conditions of house maids across the GCC.
Saad Nahar Al-Baddah, chairman of the Saudi Foreign Recruitment Committee, said a regional system would strengthen the position of GCC states’ during negotiations with labour-exporting countries, such as the Philippines, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, Arab News reported.
Treatment of maids has been controversial across the region, with regular news reports of abuse and exploitation as well as maids being accused of attacking and even killing their employer or a child left in their care.
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