Saudis defend Sri Lankan maid's execution, hit back at criticism

[Umer]

Re: Saudis defend Sri Lankan maid’s execution, hit back at criticism

@diwana

Not all people who live in ME are in miserable condition and not all of immigrants who live in any other country live at high standard.

**It depends what kind of trade they are in and what is their basic salary plus how long they have worked or who they know. These qualifiers are same everywhere around the world.
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I kind of agree with this statement. But no matter what field of work you’re in or what level of the job hierarchy you belong to, there is no justification for treating the people on the “lower end” of the foodchain like animals.

And your comment

@diwana

If people do not like to be mistreated then they they can choose not to migrate or move back.

shows that you have either never lived in the Middle East yourself or if you have you have never interacted with people who are affected by this.

Most of those workers on construction sites are lured there with huge promises and only realize what mess they’re in once they get there. And then they can’t go back to their home countries before their contract expires, firstly because they took debts to actually go to the Middle East (visa fees, agent fees, flight, etc.) and they can’t go back without paying that debt back. And secondly it’s a matter of shame in their community. “Larka bahar gaya tha, lekin khaali haath waapis aa gaya.” That is a matter of concern for these people.

I don’t blame Arabs in general for this. There are some very nice people among them too. But I do blame the establishment of those countries who have set such a system in place, that practically entraps people.