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JORDAN MAID ABUSE

 

 

 

The Philippines government has announced a ban on
domestic workers travelling to Jordan

Every year thousands of women from countries such as the Philippines and Indonesia travel to the Middle East to work in Arab households.

Some end up in a living hell. The lack of labour rights mean many do not get paid or are not allowed any time off. 

Some suffer physical and emotional violence at the hands of their employers.

The situation has become so bad in Jordan, that the government in the Philippines has announced a temporary ban on domestic workers travelling there. 

The United Nations Women's Fund (Unifem) has played a key role in negotiations between the Jordanian government and the Philippines.

Mouna Ghanem, Unifem's regional programme director, joins Shiulie Ghosh in the Everywoman studio to discuss what Jordan is doing about the problem.

Watch this episode of Everywoman on YouTube  

 





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