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In Kenya, women eager for new opportunities in Saudi Arabia often face dire conditions instead. Promised decent wages, many encounter abuse, unpaid wages, and dire living conditions. Kenya and Uganda continue sending workers, despite increasing deaths and abuse cases. Authorities profit from the system, overlooking the exploitation and neglecting vital protections for the workers.

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[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Autopsy reports are vague and contradictory. They describe women with evidence of trauma, including burns and electric shocks, all labeled natural deaths.

The thinking is, presumably, that it's natural for slaves to die.

Anyone I've ever met who has worked in Saudi Arabia and the UAE has acknowledged that there's an unbelievable amount of racism. Everybody knows about it, but you can't criticise them, because otherwise the oil money and tax breaks stop. It's sickening.

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[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 4 points 2 days ago