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1 results foundAuthor: Human Rights Watch Title: "I Was Sold": Abuse and Exploitation of Migrant Domestic Workers in Oman Summary: More than 130,000 migrant women work in households in Oman. Most come from the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia. They cook, clean, and care for children and the elderly. While some earn decent salaries and work in good conditions, others find themselves trapped in abusive situations, their plight hidden behind closed doors. Based on interviews with 59 female domestic workers, lawyers, embassy officials, and others, "I Was Sold": Abuse and Exploitation of Migrant Domestic Workers in Oman documents how Oman's laws and policies fail to provide for migrant domestic workers' rights or safety and enable employers to retaliate against workers who flee abuse. Domestic workers described a wide range of abuses, such as employers confiscating their passports, not paying their full salaries, forcing them to work excessive hours without breaks or days off, or denying them adequate food and living conditions. Some said their employers physically abused them; a few described sexual abuse. In some cases, workers described abuses amounting to forced labor or trafficking. In the face of these abuses, migrant domestic workers have little recourse. Like its Gulf neighbors, Oman maintains an immigrant labor system (known as kafala) that punishes workers who leave their employers or change jobs without their employers' consent. In addition, the country's labor law excludes domestic workers from its protections. Human Rights Watch calls on Oman to reform these laws and policies in order to afford all migrant domestic workers protections in line with international standards. The government should also thoroughly investigate abuses against domestic workers and prosecute those responsible. Details: New York: HRW, 2016. 84p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 25, 2016 at: https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/oman0716web.pdf Year: 2015 Country: Asia URL: https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/oman0716web.pdf Shelf Number: 139839 Keywords: Domestic Workers (Oman)Human Rights AbusesMigrant WorkersViolence Against Women |