At least 274 Kenyan workers, mostly women, have died in Saudi Arabia in the past five years — an extraordinary figure for a young work force doing jobs that, in most countries, are considered extremely safe. At least 55 Kenyan workers died last year, twice as many as the previous year.
Absolutely heartbreaking article.
I spent two years in Saudi Arabia in the early 2000s and was hearing stories like this even back then as a kid. I remember some kids even put on a skit involving maid abuse for some kind of social justice style project (I don’t remember the specifics) so it was a well known enough issue even then. Terrifying stuff and disgusting that they still hey away with it.