They claim the highest virtues in humanity, they are the stewards of the holy places, they export their ideology all over the world and yet they are responsible for the worst atrocities and the vilest human acts, WHY???? In the rare move they just handed death sentence to an employer for killing a maid.
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Funny that husbands are perfectly okay with sending their wives to the middle east as long as money is involved while 'gairat' takes the backseat. I know South Asian men go to Middle East for construction labor work all the time which isn't easy but sending a woman to earn for the entire family is beyond preposterous."Brevity is the soul of wit." Hamlet, William Shakespeare.
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Originally posted by Cashmere View PostFunny that husbands are perfectly okay with sending their wives to the middle east as long as money is involved while 'gairat' takes the backseat. I know South Asian men go to Middle East for construction labor work all the time which isn't easy but sending a woman to earn for the entire family is beyond preposterous.
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Originally posted by Cashmere View PostFunny that husbands are perfectly okay with sending their wives to the middle east as long as money is involved while 'gairat' takes the backseat. I know South Asian men go to Middle East for construction labor work all the time which isn't easy but sending a woman to earn for the entire family is beyond preposterous.
Don't get me wrong, while I abhor the domestic help trade, I believe nobody that comes to the Middle East from South Asia to work menial jobs, is here by choice. Be it men or women."Some people believe that necessity is the mother of Invention, but they're wrong, its War" - James May
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Originally posted by Bobby1 View PostThey claim the highest virtues in humanity, they are the stewards of the holy places, they export their ideology all over the world and yet they are responsible for the worst atrocities and the vilest human acts, WHY???? In the rare move they just handed death sentence to an employer for killing a maid.
While Saudi's track record on human rights abuse is nothing to write home about, Qatari's are no saints either, their human rights abuses have been equally as bad, and Al-Jazeera is a Qatari owned news corporation.
This is nothing but a propaganda piece. What sucks is that they are using the plight of distraught & abused people, as a tool to further their own interests."Some people believe that necessity is the mother of Invention, but they're wrong, its War" - James May
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Originally posted by a7mado View Post
I gather that you're not a proponent for equal rights.
Don't get me wrong, while I abhor the domestic help trade, I believe nobody that comes to the Middle East from South Asia to work menial jobs, is here by choice. Be it men or women.
Unjustified arrogance is part of many societies, we find the term menial very offensive, even billionaires here will not use that term to describe anyone’s work.
You are right about human rights abuses in many ME countries, there are harrowing stories about domestic workers abuse from Pakistan also.
Societies get punished for collective bad decisions of allowing corruption, rights abuses, not valuing educations, allowing extremists to take control, the ensuing poverty leads to prostitution. Child abuses and all other evils
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Originally posted by a7mado View Post
I gather that you're not a proponent for equal rights.
Don't get me wrong, while I abhor the domestic help trade, I believe nobody that comes to the Middle East from South Asia to work menial jobs, is here by choice. Be it men or women.
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Originally posted by a7mado View Post
This is nothing but a propaganda piece. What sucks is that they are using the plight of distraught & abused people, as a tool to further their own interests.
I'm either at work, in gym, working in the garden, or in my beautiful wife's arms!
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Originally posted by Bobby1 View PostUnjustified arrogance is part of many societies, we find the term menial very offensive, even billionaires here will not use that term to describe anyone’s work.
You are right about human rights abuses in many ME countries, there are harrowing stories about domestic workers abuse from Pakistan also.
Societies get punished for collective bad decisions of allowing corruption, rights abuses, not valuing educations, allowing extremists to take control, the ensuing poverty leads to prostitution. Child abuses and all other evils"Some people believe that necessity is the mother of Invention, but they're wrong, its War" - James May
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Originally posted by navzzz View Post
It does not matter who is calling out who, if in the end the plight of helpless and vulnerable people is highlighted in any way or form."Some people believe that necessity is the mother of Invention, but they're wrong, its War" - James May
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The exploitation of migrant workers is not limited to Saudi Arabia, however oftentimes the sympathy is. As a migrant worker myself, I’ve always been told to shut up or go back whenever I complained. So it makes me kind of envy those exploited in Saudi Arabia who at least get a fanfare when they talk of their mistreatment.
I dislike those who habitually exploit a migrant worker regardless of the country. Let me talk a bit about the plight of migrant workers in the US to add some perspective to this issue. This country had the largest slave-system in history. There are many lessons in the institutional memory of this country. The long term cost of slavery is the main highlight. The huge black population in the US now is what is actually regretted, not the slavery. South America is the South Asia here. So the various migrant worker programs aimed at bringing in workers from South America are designed to keep the ‘good’ parts of slavery without the ‘bad’ parts. Saudi Arabia is 500 years behind in this sophisticated approach so looks worse than it actually is, and the US looks better than it actually is for such workers.
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Yes we can blame most of the Abuse of Domestic Servants and Laborers or for that Matter all foreign Workers on the Iqama system in Saudi Arabia!
Well now I hear from a friend in Saudi that the Kingdom is doing away with the need for Iqama i.e. or the Sponsor who holds your Iqama....
so Like MLK said free at last! free at Last! thank God Almighty the Foreign Workers are free at last!...
So what is the situation on the ground inside Saudi Kingdom I can not say!Balaghal-ula bi-kamaalihi / Kashafad-duja bi-jamaalihi / Hasunat jameeu khisaalihi / Sallu alaihi wa aalihi
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Originally posted by decentGuy View PostThe exploitation of migrant workers is not limited to Saudi Arabia, however oftentimes the sympathy is. As a migrant worker myself, I’ve always been told to shut up or go back whenever I complained. So it makes me kind of envy those exploited in Saudi Arabia who at least get a fanfare when they talk of their mistreatment.
Unless you're working upper management or run a successful business, life in this region can be very, VERY difficult."Some people believe that necessity is the mother of Invention, but they're wrong, its War" - James May
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Originally posted by decentGuy View PostThe exploitation of migrant workers is not limited to Saudi Arabia, however oftentimes the sympathy is. As a migrant worker myself, I’ve always been told to shut up or go back whenever I complained. So it makes me kind of envy those exploited in Saudi Arabia who at least get a fanfare when they talk of their mistreatment.
I dislike those who habitually exploit a migrant worker regardless of the country. Let me talk a bit about the plight of migrant workers in the US to add some perspective to this issue. This country had the largest slave-system in history. There are many lessons in the institutional memory of this country. The long term cost of slavery is the main highlight. The huge black population in the US now is what is actually regretted, not the slavery. South America is the South Asia here. So the various migrant worker programs aimed at bringing in workers from South America are designed to keep the ‘good’ parts of slavery without the ‘bad’ parts. Saudi Arabia is 500 years behind in this sophisticated approach so looks worse than it actually is, and the US looks better than it actually is for such workers.
Even in present the Ssudi influenced ISIS and Boko Haram took little girls as slaves and gang raped them.
There are laws against discrimination and no employer can use those words.
It really is obvious that you hate this society so why do you find it offensive when people question why you are here? We just had PIA
disappear here, is it because they hate us?
Trouble makers of any ethnicity are not appreciated in any organization they like to hire people who cooperate and are not insubordinate and don’t bring the morale of the entire team down.
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