Abscedere:
It is not bologna unfortunately. I've lived there and I know, most of these workers have few skills if any (namely maids, drivers, gardeners, even construction workers). We only admit professionals into the US. These people are very poor, mostly barely educated (grade 6 or 8 maybe if that).
The women even less. My maid had only finished gr. 3. She was in her early 20s back in 1993. The Philippinos are the best as they are usually better educated. Working in gulf countries, including Saudi, is nothing more than paid slavery. The workers supposedly have "rights" which are usually ignored. It is a very sad situation for workers there. They are underpaid, usually making $135 a month (avg pay for maids), work 7 days a week, hours: 5/6 am to 10/11pm, aren't allowed to leave the house for the duration of their contract, they have to pay an agency to get a job in the gulf, alot of them are not paid, it is not unusual if they are hit/beaten/even raped, they have no authority over the children even though they are in charge of them. Some workers have it good, but they are rare. The refrigerator is locked. Sometimes they don't even have a bed, they sleep on the floor. Sometimes if they break/ruin something, they are charged for it. No sick days. Why do the workers stay? They feel they have no choice. No work back home, they've invested $ in hopes of a better return. The embassies are full of the brave/desperate ones who couldn't handle it anymore. But I feel there are many who are too afraid of running away lest they are caught.) The employer often accuses the maid of stealing if she runs so its almost an impossible situation. Of course the employer will be believed above the maid/worker. There is a high incidence of suicides. (Some are girls jumping out windows to escape rape/beating or perhaps even insanity as they are treated like machines, confined to sometimes very small quarters, perhaps an apartment, with kids to watch, food to cook and cleaning/laundry. They are lucky to go to the park with the kids or maybe an outing with the family to the mall or eating out (I've seen the maids sit (not eating) while the family ate.) In Sri Lanka, the women have to pay the men to marry. So they have to work and get enuf $ in hopes of getting married. They leave their husbands and children for 2 years or more to earn $ sometimes because the husband can't find work or whatever the reason they need $. I hope this has been enlightening.
It is not bologna unfortunately. I've lived there and I know, most of these workers have few skills if any (namely maids, drivers, gardeners, even construction workers). We only admit professionals into the US. These people are very poor, mostly barely educated (grade 6 or 8 maybe if that).
The women even less. My maid had only finished gr. 3. She was in her early 20s back in 1993. The Philippinos are the best as they are usually better educated. Working in gulf countries, including Saudi, is nothing more than paid slavery. The workers supposedly have "rights" which are usually ignored. It is a very sad situation for workers there. They are underpaid, usually making $135 a month (avg pay for maids), work 7 days a week, hours: 5/6 am to 10/11pm, aren't allowed to leave the house for the duration of their contract, they have to pay an agency to get a job in the gulf, alot of them are not paid, it is not unusual if they are hit/beaten/even raped, they have no authority over the children even though they are in charge of them. Some workers have it good, but they are rare. The refrigerator is locked. Sometimes they don't even have a bed, they sleep on the floor. Sometimes if they break/ruin something, they are charged for it. No sick days. Why do the workers stay? They feel they have no choice. No work back home, they've invested $ in hopes of a better return. The embassies are full of the brave/desperate ones who couldn't handle it anymore. But I feel there are many who are too afraid of running away lest they are caught.) The employer often accuses the maid of stealing if she runs so its almost an impossible situation. Of course the employer will be believed above the maid/worker. There is a high incidence of suicides. (Some are girls jumping out windows to escape rape/beating or perhaps even insanity as they are treated like machines, confined to sometimes very small quarters, perhaps an apartment, with kids to watch, food to cook and cleaning/laundry. They are lucky to go to the park with the kids or maybe an outing with the family to the mall or eating out (I've seen the maids sit (not eating) while the family ate.) In Sri Lanka, the women have to pay the men to marry. So they have to work and get enuf $ in hopes of getting married. They leave their husbands and children for 2 years or more to earn $ sometimes because the husband can't find work or whatever the reason they need $. I hope this has been enlightening.
