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‘We lie on the floor till someone buys us’: shocking allegations of UAE agencies’ abuse of domestic workers (www.theguardian.com)
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In a series of interviews conducted over several years, 14 women from east Africa and the Philippines recounted their experiences with recruitment agencies hiring for the United Arab Emirates, including alleging they were denied food, held captive and treated violently.

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[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I really think the use of the word workers here instead of slaves is disingenuous. Its like saying suitor or botfriend instead of rapist. This is clearly slavery not " reminiscent of slavery".