Kenya: Recruitment agency says it is not responsible for conduct of employers after allegations of torture of immigrant worker in Saudi Arabia
요약
보고된 날짜: 2021년 1월 4일
위치: 사우디아라비아
기타
Not Reported ( 가사노동 중개업소 ) - Recruiter영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - 케냐 , 가사노동 중개업소 , Gender not reported )토픽들
폭력 , 인신매매 , 이동 제한 , 이동의 자유결과
Response sought: 아니오
시행된 조치: A relative of the worker called the agency that had recruited her; a representative stated that the firm only connected workers and employers and denied responsibility for the workers' welfare.
출처: News outlet
"Family of woman in Saudi Arabia cry for help"
Rebecca Chesang', 30, was working in a restaurant in Eldoret town until February last year when she got an opportunity to work in Saudi Arabia. Chesang'(pictured), who comes from Kapkenyeloi village in Nandi County, was introduced to an employment agency linking potential domestic workers to other agencies in Saudi Arabia, and she signed a deal. However, it has brought her nothing but pain and anguish. For the last month, she has been crying for help to be evacuated from the Gulf nation after her employer allegedly started mistreating her...
Speaking to The Standard three days ago, Chesang' claimed the agency which took her to Saudi Arabia had promised her a job in Australia only for her to end up in Saudi Arabia. Chesang' said the agency has also stopped picking her calls.
A relative, Doris Jepkurui, said Chesang' has been sending her audio recordings crying for help..Jepkurui said they called a Ms Grace, the director of the agency, pretending to be seeking employment in the Gulf country, but she said the firm only connects job seekers to employers and can’t be held responsible for the employees’ woes. “As soon as you are there, the responsibility of your welfare rests on the employer,” she said. Grace said she was not aware of Chesang’s case since the agency connects hundreds of young women to job opportunities in Saudi Arabia.