RE: Maid brutalised inKuwait by her employers.
From:gaspersWorld ® (gaspercrasto@hotmail.com)
Sent:Saturday, August 22, 2009 5:47:38 AM
To: av f (averonicaf806@hotmail.com)
Dear Veronica bab,
This is reply to your posting on the subject.
Kindly publish in KRANTI.
Regards,
Gasper Crasto.
Re: MAID BRUTALLY ASSAULTED IN KUWAIT BY HER EMPLOYERS.
Whenever I read an article about a maid harming a child or children, harming herself, or being beaten by her employer, I ask myself who is at fault? The employer or the worker? Does the blame fall on the employer, the maids, or the governments of each country? I have spoken to many people working in Kuwaiti houses over the years, and found that a great number of them have so many regrets. They feel ashamed of their government, and they feel abandoned. Some feel that they have to make many mistakes, so that the employer will send them back to the labor office or back home, and others are so stressed out that they usually take more drastic measures.Does this sound wrong to you? Should people have to live like this?
These people have rights. They have families waiting for them in their country. They have fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, husbands, and children who depend on them. They come here to earn a little money to send to their families so that their children can get an education. They send money home to take care of their fathers and mothers. What are the job requirements of a maid? They are individuals hired to perform certain duties, such as, house cleaning, washing and ironing, cooking, vacuuming, and child care. Each one is hired for a certain job. Well, that is the way it should be! But. do you know that many of these maids are brought to Kuwait on false pretenses? They are told that they will be working in hospitals, restaurants, beauty salons, schools and other places, but when they arrive to Kuwait, they are employed as nannies or house maids.They are not qualified for these jobs. They, usually, lack experience and many have never operated a washer, dryer, microwave, gas stove, iron, or any electrical appliance, or cared for children. Yet, they are forced to learn these tasks in a very short time.
This is very stressful for a person who has little or no experience in this field of work, and one who has no interest in doing this type of job. Religion says, we should be kind, generous, and treat people the way we would like to be treated. If an individual is hired for a certain job, shouldn’t they work in the field in which they are brought for. Shouldn’t everyone, including our high shot expatriates keep in mind that these individuals are human, too, and show some sympathy towards them?
When we see such cases as highlighted by Mr. Boie Conrad Dublin in Arab Times, what is our reaction? “Forget it, these are Phillipinos, or, they are Tamils, etc, etc,..?” “Why should we bother about some maids, we are here to make money and live comfortably. Kick the cats aside!”Regardless of the work the house workers are hired to do, we must know, like all of us, they need rest, food and plenty of sleep so that they can perform their jobs well. They need training before coming to this country to be employed. If they are hired to work in a hospital, school, or restaurant, then, that is what they should be doing, as long as they have the qualifications. Their rights should be secured, before they leave their country.Take a moment and think about this.
Gasper Crasto/Kuwait
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From: averonicaf806@hotmail.comTo: averonicaf806@hotmail.comSubject: Maid brutalised inKuwait by her employers.Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:50:57 +0000
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G O A
--No plans in this revolution are written for retreat--
August 20, 2009
MAID BRUTALLY ASSAULTED IN KUWAIT BY HER EMPLOYERS.
The following news item appeared in Kuwait’s daily “Arab Times” dated 18.08.09. I am reproducing it for our Goans to read and to know what type of cruelty is going on in this society against the poor maids. Our Goan females wishing to come to Kuwait to work as maids must think twice before deciding to come to Kuwait to work as maids.A. Veronica Fernandes,Kuwait. Seen in the picture Philippine Ambassador enquring the condition of the brutally assaulted Philippine maid seated on the chair with her leg in Plaster. The last picture shows her badly bruised back.
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