There are growing concerns that Saudi dependence on imported domestic help has not been a helpful one for either party. Tales of abuse and inhumane treatment from errant employers have gathered enough publicity to elevate this phenomenon into a worrisome trend.
Worrisome trend???? Anyone seen the statistics????
Yes, on the one hand we hear and read of abuses by employers. But there are also an equal number if not more of abuses suffered by the employers at the hands of their domestic helpers. Lying, stealing, cheating, child abuse or simply running away to a better-paying job are some of them. Most of these cases do not attract much publicity as they have increased in numbers.
To wean ourselves off the reliance on imported domestic help, this expatriate reader suggests that Saudi women who are destitute and illiterate but are able of body and mind can also offer domestic services in homes where taking care of the elderly or children with special needs services is needed. This would help them earn a much-required income.
I bet the Saudi women will start running to grab such opportunities. What a brilliant solution!!!
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