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Nepal bans women under 30 from working in Gulf
KATHMANDU: Nepal has barred women under 30 years of age from travelling to the Gulf countries for work following reports that they were subjected to harassment and sexual abuse.
"Young female workers are reported to have been sexually and psychologically exploited in Gulf countries," the minister for information and communication Raj Kishore Yadav said.
"So the cabinet decided to set age bar for women migrant workers going to the Gulf," Yadav was quoted by the Himalayan Times as saying.
Though there have been widespread reports of maltreatment of women workers from Sri Lanka, Philippines and other Asian nations in the Gulf, Nepal is the only country to ban women under 30 from working in the Gulf.
The paper said, 15 Nepalese women had committed suicide in Lebanon in 2010, while some domestic helpers had sought refuge in their embassies in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait following instances of abuse by their employers.
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mr_qatar said
good decision... ...good decision...
TheDarkKnightRises said
Women who are 30+ develop ...Women who are 30+ develop some sort of sexual abuse resistance?
Good old joe said
Things dont look to be getting any better ...Looks like coming closer to 2022 things are not really getting any better around the Gulf.
drsam said
my thought darknight!! either ...my thought darknight!!
either totally ban (like indonesia to KSA) or solve it in an other way! why 30 and not 21, or 50?
by the way lebanon (were 15 died in 2010) is not in the gulf! they die in lebanon, and get banned from the gulf!
Bachus said
It's a start. ...It's a start.
getaway said
every country should ban ...every country should ban women coming to the gulf to work as a maid so that these animals can do their own sh!t!
britexpat said
A move in the right ...A move in the right direction. I wonder why the UN, which sticks its nose into most things, does not do so here ?
happygolucky said
Good move...as said, a good ...Good move...as said, a good start in the right direction. Hope other countries would also follow and follow soon.
ZS the same can be said for men as there are many men including me and may be you in the gulf and not only from the said asian countries but also from the developed countries. Your remark doesn't make sense. Moving out of the country is a global phenomenon but that doesn't mean the person who makes a move can be subject to harassment or exploitation of any form.
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Sincerelyurs said
Finally... ...Finally a small country took a step which a big country like India doesn't give a damn about ever.
Bachus said
Brit--the UN's human rights ...Brit--the UN's human rights group did reprimand most Gulf countries, but, like most things the UN does, this sort of thing has not teeth.
Bachus said
I also don't see why the OP ...I also don't see why the OP called this bad news. I think it is great (or at least good).
PearlQ said
India doesn't give a damn.... ...India has what 120Cr population. Their women is treated worse inside the country. People die for Rs 150 (less than $3). As such Indians do not give a damn about themselves so why bother.....
It is a bad news for those families who have difficulty in making their ends meet in their own country due to political BS!!
UN will intervene if an American makes a movie out of it. Unfortunately the entire Gulf population is blamed for a few jerks.
Bachus said
I thought the gov. decided ...I thought the gov. decided against Eastern Europeans as domestic maids.
fluffy123 said
Why on y under 30? Do they ...Why on y under 30? Do they think once women turn 30 they become less desirable to abusers? Because I know of a maid who was in her mid 40's getting raped by her employer
What these countries need to do is ban all women from coming to the gulf as maids until the gulf enforces laws and regulation s to protect maids. In the states maids have a union. These maids need a union to protect them.
britexpat said
fluffy.. ...Sadly your answer is too simplistic.
It is a case of supply and demand from poor nations. If one bans their maids another nation will fill the gap - as with labourers. Also , these countries depend on the influx of foreign reserves to boost their economies.
mozaismyhero said
I heard Saudi and Qatar are ...I heard Saudi and Qatar are going to retaliate by banning their women from working as maids in Nepal. That will teach them a lesson.....
I guess Nepal has had enough of dealing with maid abuse cases and thinks a ban is the best wa to stop it, but I agree why set the age at 30? They get raped just as easily.
Segmund said
Abuse ...The issue is not all about being raped. As a matter of fact, it is abuse that is the issue. Abuse can encompass several dimensions such as physical, sexual, verbal and emotional. Furthermore, sexual abuse does not mean rape only. A victim may be abused on a continual basis sexually yet it may not come under rape.
It literally cracks my heart when I see, at a food court, many a time a large family of about ten or twelve people sitting around one or two tables with their maid sitting far away alone at another table, usually holding a toddler in her lap. The family waits for the food to arrive, and when it does arrive, they start eating voraciously. No one, however, pays any heed to the poor maid, who looks all around at other tables and what the people are having in their food. Once their own stomach are full half way, one lady of the household puts some left overs before the maid, the maid, with one arm engaged by holding the baby, tries to eat. The family finishes and the poor girl does not even have a chance to eat the left overs properly. I would consider this even as abuse.
I have seen a few families (although they are extremely few) who take good care of their maids and provide them decent food and clothing. I believe all we need to do is just follow what our prophet told us regarding how to treat our servants.
Tarsiers said
Segmund: ...How often do you see such incidents? Was it only once,or you always see it every time you go to food courts?:)
I personally have not noticed any of that, or maybe it is just that I don't stare at people around me and keep analyzing what is going on.. When I go to food courts, I go to eat and not to do a research on which family is feeding their maid and which is not:)
Segmund said
tars ...Unfortunately, for me it is a common scene. I usually like to hang around in a food place working at my computer and I witness this pitiable spectacle more often than not.
Well, this is my weakness. I cant help witnessing something wrong being done. A couple months back, a land cruiser driver hit a bicycle rider with his vehicle such that his mirror was broken away. He came off and started to beat the poor chap. I held his hand. He said let me, he is a bastard. I told him, 'I pray you sir, hold your hand.' My real intention was to knock him down, in case, he did not stop. But still a nice man, he got back into the car, leaving the chap, his bicycle and the broken mirror on the ground.
Tarsiers said
Wow. You are a ...Hero and he is just a chicken..Good job:).
By the way, Was it the land cruiser who hit the bike or the bike who hit the land cruiser?:), and how did the driver beat the bike owner? Was he kicking him?:)
Segmund said
I know u r a decent guy so don't act like retro-orifice. ...Yeah, honestly
Tarsiers said
Segmund, I am just curious and want to know the details ...Thats all:) Anyway, do not always take things seriously and personally.. I am not very serious in my last comment. Just curious:)
stealth said
india has banned single ...india has banned single females under 40 from going to gulf countries for work
info.re.qatar said
NEPAL ...NEPAL
britexpat said
stealth.. ...is this because younger women are deemed more vulnerable or that older women are less likely to go abroad to work because of family commitments ?
Segmund said
brit ...Of course, younger woman especially those in their teens and twenties, are more attractive to potential abusers. It is chiefly because statistics show that most of the women who end up being abused, who attempt suicide, run away from their sponsors, became mentally ill, fall in this age bracket. Besides, as you said, very few ladies would think of going abroad as a house maid for the first time after they are thirty.
Shaktimaan said
GCC ...GCC should think of sending their country females to work as maid in Asian countries. Let us see the outcome. Iam sure GCC will learn a lesson after that.
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britexpat said
shaktimaan.. ...It's all about supply and demand. The key thing is not the maids coming over, but the protection they get from abusive employers.
Shaktimaan said
brit ...The gcc government know what is happening. But they do not care and instead support their countrymen.
Have they ever raised this topic in GCC MEETINGS.
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Dracula said
Zanzibar Simba ...Kenya has stopped its citizens from seeking jobs as domestic workers in the Middle East, saying increasing numbers have been mistreated.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk...
Last year, Indonesia introduced a similar ban after a maid was executed in Saudi Arabia.
PS: "Qatari families would not approve them (eastern Europe maids) because of the high cost" http://www.gulf-time...
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mozaismyhero said
Until laws are properly ...Until laws are properly enforced and the perpetrators punished, it will continue to be a problem. The govt and police are reluctant to prosecute nationals for all but the most hideous crimes and it is difficult for the maids to make a complaint in the first place. They are kept as virtual prisoners and if they do go outside someone goes with them. The embassies do t help their people either, even if they made a complaint of rape and the local denied it there would be little will on either side to prosecute the case vigorously.
Flip the argument and say an Indian man pinched the ass of a Qatari lady in City Center. If she made a complaint even if not true that man would be straight to prison awaiting his court case and would probably end up with jail time. Justice is not equal for all in some places
Tarsiers said
Moza: Can you just tell us straight what do you want to say? ...Yes Qatar has Crimes including rape and house maid abuse....etc. These things happen all over the world. Ok, and then? What now?
mozaismyhero said
Simple. Couple arrested for ...Simple.
Couple arrested for illicit relations, non local. Put in jail until trial, sometimes months. Then if found guilty about a year in jail and then deportation.
Vilaggio. 19 people dead. Where are the owners of the mall and nursery? In jail awaiting trial or sitting at home?
Tarsiers said
ok, and ...so what now?:)