Thread by @monaeltahawy

The Gulf is the most dangerous place in the world to find work for migrant domestic workers. The 2.5 million-strong domestic workforce is particularly vulnerable to widespread physical & sexual abuse & having passports & salaries withheld by employers theguardian.com/global-develop…

“Only a broken leg allowed Shani Hassan* to escape to #Kenya when she took a job in #Saudi Arabia just before the ban was put in place. She was allowed to sleep for only two hours a night, and given little more than noodles to eat.”

“After more than a year of abuse, her employer’s son threw Hassan down the stairs, breaking her leg, leaving her unable to work. Finally, she was allowed to go home.”

It remains to be seen if #Kenyan reforms will make domestic work safer. Domestic workers are subjected to misogyny all women face, in addition to classism, racism & modern-day form of enslavement via kafala (sponsorship)employment system, that effectively binds them to employers