Instagram fuels rise in black-market sales of maids into Persian Gulf servitude
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 5 May 2021
Ubicación: Emiratos Árabes Unidos
Empresas
Alphasher Recruiting Agency - Unknown , Meta (formerly Facebook) - UnknownAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 16
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( 15 - Ubicación desconocida , Agencias de trabajadores/as domésticos/as , Gender not reported ) , Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( 1 - Kenia , Agencias de trabajadores/as domésticos/as , Gender not reported )Temas
Intimidación y Amenazas , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Restricted mobility , Trata de personas , Trabajo forzado y formas contemporáneas de esclavitud , Wage Theft , Negación de la libertad de movimientoRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Journalist
Medidas adoptadas: None reported.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 5 May 2021
Ubicación: Emiratos Árabes Unidos
Empresas
Meta (formerly Facebook) - RecruiterAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 1
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( 1 - Filipinas , Agencias de trabajadores/as domésticos/as , Gender not reported )Temas
Trabajo forzado y formas contemporáneas de esclavitud , Derecho a la alimentación , Tasas de contratación , Trata de personas , Personal HealthRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Journalist
Medidas adoptadas: None reported.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
....... When she landed in Dubai last fall on a flight from Nairobi, Vivian said she had expected to begin work immediately as a maid, but instead her recruitment agent drove her to a house on the outskirts of the city and locked her in a cramped room with 15 other women. She was held there for several weeks, sleeping on the floor, until the agent found her an employer by advertising on Instagram, she said. Her photo had been uploaded onto her agent’s account, which was examined by The Washington Post, along with personal details such as her weight, nationality and date of birth.
.....Many of the Instagram posts gave the women’s full names and passport numbers, which could pose a privacy risk for them but also made it possible for eight maids to be located and interviewed for this article.