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Article

14 Nov 2007

Author:
Human Rights Watch

Middle East: Sri Lankan Domestic Workers Face Abuse

Sri Lankan domestic workers face serious abuses, including violence, harassment and exploitation when they migrate to work in the Middle East, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today... Jennifer Turner, a researcher in the Women�s Rights division at Human Rights Watch [said,] �For its part, the Sri Lankan government welcomes the money these women send home, but does little to protect them from exploitative bosses or labor agents.�... Human Rights Watch...urged the Sri Lankan government to improve regulation and monitoring of recruitment agents...