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Diary of a Maid in the Gulf

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Par Maidinbeirut

I just finished reading "Diary of a Maid in the Gulf" written by Dr. Mohammed al-Taunagi. I do not really think it will get translated into English soon, so you won't mind if I tell you how it ends, do you? Juana, a coy, Christian Filipino girl pays with...

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Thousand of Vacancies

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Par Maidinbeirut

This photo was taken in Mumbai, India in 2003

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female domestic workers in the UAE

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Par Maidinbeirut

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MIGRANT WOMEN IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES The case of female domestic workers by Rima Sabban Gender Promotion Programme International Labour Office Geneva http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/gems/download/swmuae.pdf

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Domestic workers face multiple abuses in Gulf states

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Par Maidinbeirut

Amnesty International, 2005 Stripped of their rights and denied adequate legal recourse, women domestic workers in many Gulf states are often discriminated against, exploited, even abandoned in their host countries “I confessed before the police because...

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