Post by J85K on Oct 9, 2015 21:56:23 GMT -4
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A spokesman for the foreign ministry confirmed that Indian diplomats in Riyadh had lodged a formal complaint at the Saudi foreign ministry.
Munirathinam, who comes from a village in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, had suffered a catalogue of abuse since taking up a post as a domestic worker in Saudi Arabia three months ago, according to her family.
"Her right hand was chopped off by her employer when she tried to escape the daily harassment, torture and abysmal work conditions,"
"But she was not paid, she was barely given enough to eat and not even allowed to speak to her family ... Now she only wants to come home," Vijayakumari said.
The family says that problems started for Munirathinam -- who was one of five domestic workers in the same household -- after she complained to the local authorities about her situation.
A spokesman for the foreign ministry confirmed that Indian diplomats in Riyadh had lodged a formal complaint at the Saudi foreign ministry.
Munirathinam, who comes from a village in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, had suffered a catalogue of abuse since taking up a post as a domestic worker in Saudi Arabia three months ago, according to her family.
"Her right hand was chopped off by her employer when she tried to escape the daily harassment, torture and abysmal work conditions,"
"But she was not paid, she was barely given enough to eat and not even allowed to speak to her family ... Now she only wants to come home," Vijayakumari said.
The family says that problems started for Munirathinam -- who was one of five domestic workers in the same household -- after she complained to the local authorities about her situation.