By ONE Liners Agency
June 24, 2012
CAIRO, Kenya - Amid repeated abuse and violence over its citizens working
as maids in Middle East, the Kenyan government has barred export of labors
temporarily.
In an statement by ministry of foreign affairs political and
diplomatic secretary Patrick Wamoto the government said it aims to protect its
people from abuse. The statement also read that Kenyan domestic workers
employed in the Middle East ended up in distress and so the government has
suspended the recruitment and export of labors temporarily with immediate
effect to the Middle East.
The concerns mentioned in the statement for this action were
complaints by its citizens related to mistreatment, overwork, lack of salaries,
lack of communication with relatives and denial of food.
The statement note also read, "In some cases, Kenyans
are lured by unscrupulous and unregistered agents who promise non-existent and
supposedly lucrative jobs to desperate and unsuspecting Kenyans."
Over the years maids from across the world to Middle East
often complained of horrible treatment in the region and especially in Saudi
Arabia. The complaints included sexual abuse and rape.
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