Filipino maids are treated like slaves in the middle east.

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MIDEAST: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, FILIPINO MAIDS 'SLAVES'

(ANSAmed) - DUBAI, NOVEMBER 18 - The parliamentary commission for Labour Affairs of the Philippines has urged the government to suspend the sending of domestic workers to the Middle East followed an inspection by three delegates to the region, who documented situations tantamount to "modern slavery", reports the daily paper Khaleej Times. The mission, sent by the parliament of the Philippines, visited five cities: Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and Amman in Jordan. "We have seen violations in all three countries," said member of parliament Carlos Padillas, explaining that "some of the victims were tricked by the employment agencies, while others suffered physical and sexual abuse from their employers." Abuse and maltreatment have also been revealed by Human Rights Watch in Lebanon, where there is an ever-growing number of suicides among foreign domestic help. The director of the Immigration Department of Dubai, Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, refused to comment on the news, saying that the department had not yet been officially informed of the inspection. However, he added that if the information is proven accurate, then the Ministry for Foreign Affairs would take the necessary measures.
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