Middle East jobs expose Kenyan women to exploitation risks Gender 6 min ago

Unpaid wages, excessive working hours and abuse continue to expose Kenyan domestic workers to serious risks in the Middle East.

The combination of unemployment, the government policy of exporting labour and the allure of better life abroad pushes Kenyan women to the Middle East in search of mainly domestic work.

The stories highlight systematic exploitation and abuse where the female domestic workers are: not paid their wages; subjected to long and laborious working hours; exposed to servitude and modern day slavery; and debt-bonded to the recruitment agencies.