Domestic Workers in UK and Gulf
I came across this disturbing report by Oxfam Organisation on the status of domestic workers in UK. The statistics are horrible and they show that cruelty has no boundaries or nationality. Everywhere people act badly agianst poor domestic workers.
Here see the report:
Migrant domestic workers have the legal status of workers in the UK - and are entitled to rights such as the minimum wage, time off, etc. Yet, of more than 300 workers registered with Kalayaan in 2006, 43% of workers reported not being given their own bed, 41% were not given regular meals, 70% were given no time off, 61% were not allowed out of the house without their employer's permission. In addition, 10% reported sexual abuse, 26% physical abuse and 72% psychological abuse at the hands of their employers. Many workers were paid as little as 50p an hour, were made to work up to 16 hours a day, and were on constant call to their employers
Full report at: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/applications/blogs/pressoffice/2008/07/new_resea...
