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How Kenyan women are trapped in Saudi Arabia’s kafala nightmare


Kenyan women working as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia have shared harrowing accounts of abuse, including sexual assault, at the hands of their employers, according to a report by Amnesty International.

The report, titled Locked In, Left Out: The Hidden Lives of Kenyan Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia, documents the experiences of at least 72 women who suffered severe exploitation under the country’s notorious kafala (sponsorship) system.


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