Saudi Arabian Boss Murders Two Female Nigerians

 Two Nigerian girls trafficked to grease-rich Saudi Arabia to work as housemaids have been killed with the aid of their respective employers. The killings of the 2 young women occurred within an area of two weeks in the respective properties where they labored as servants by way of their Saudi bosses.

The first Nigerian woman to be murdered used to be by way of name Omotayo who unless her death in June 2018 worked as a migrant home worker in Riyadh. She despatched this image to her buddies in a bunch chat referred to as robust Nigerian ladies  a solidarity group created by means of Nigerian migrant domestic staff in Saudi Arabia.

The staff is a inn to self-aid due to the fact that the Nigerian Embassy in Riyadh has never for as soon as responded to any of the SOS (save Our Souls) phone calls nor textual content messages sent by way of Nigerians in distress in the Gulf country.

Omotayo, in her June submit which occurred to be her last, narrated to the unity group her cutting-edge incident of battery within the hands of the Saudi household she labored for. Her boss and the complete loved ones had descended on her for being disrespectful to them.

The maids simplest offence used to be that she insisted her three-month revenue arrears be paid to her. She had put her foot down saying she would not take delivery of excuses for the non-payment of her salaries just as she mentioned she was once worn out of consuming leftover meals. Her motion was visible as an affront.

No person can say with simple task what occurred afterwards. A few days later she was once lifeless. It's believed she must had been subjected to more beatings and torture.

Shola lying on a clinic mattress

while the cohesion workforce was once mourning the loss of life of Omotayo, an extra Nigerian maid was despatched to early grave. The 2nd woman was by name Shola. Her story was told through Adeola Oladipo, one other housemaid within the strong Nigeria females crew:

Shola has been always assaulted and starved with the aid of her sponsor in Saudi Arabia. Each time she needs for food they'd continuously beat her up and he or she grew to be so slim like somebody with HIV.

One day her male boss got here as normal to beat her even as she was once doing chores within the kitchen. The beating grew to become so severe she needed to look after herself with a knife. Within the process the knife cut her boss and her sponsor hit her on the neck and she collapsed.

When the boss noticed that Shola used to be death, he rushed her to the hospital the place he mentioned she abruptly fell unwell. A number of days later, the Nigerian passed on to the great beyond in the health center.

in step with a file by using ITUC-Africa, an estimated 2.1 million migrant home workers continue to threat severe labour exploitation in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)  the contributors of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Nevertheless, this estimated number is most as a rule far better.

Commonly ladies from Asia and Africa, migrant domestic workers face harsh stipulations at the same time employed within the Gulf.

Frequently limited to the home, they're remoted and at threat of exploitation. Commonly, they don't seem to be paid, no longer paid in full or not on time. The hours of work are mainly extreme, and some GCC international locations do not set highest hours of work in law. In those countries that control every day relaxation, employees can still be required to work up to 16 hours a day legally.

Some employees are uncovered to bodily abuse corresponding to beatings and sexual violence, including rape. This abuse can final for months and even years. The giant majority of migrant domestic workers are obliged to are living of their enterprises residence, which makes them particularly prone.