Comments on: Sri Lankan maids abused in Middle East

By: Arabism is racism, dictatorship, war, terror, violence « Arabism is racism’s Blog

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:55:10 +0000

[...] Sri Lankan maids abused in the middle east. [679] [...]

By: Nadir Ali

Nadir Ali — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:28:18 +0000

In UAE things improved just a slight bit after workers started rioting.

If someone organized unions or something to help them, then it is something that can make a large step.

True many Arabs are racist, but is it part of their genes or just a general mentality that flows around a certain population?

Just like when sterotypes flowed around about Muslims after 911 were they really geneticly crazy people or simply misinformed?

They are misinformed.If Arabs saw their migrants for what they really were there would be none of this.

Also in many Arab countries such as Egypt and Oman, racism is far less, almost none.

While Egypt is in a similar situation to S Asian countries (poverty etc.), Oman has historic ties to the people of South Asia, so they are much more informed about South Asian peoples.

Even Ordu is widely spoken by Omanis, East African Arabs and Dubai nationals.

By: Global Voices 日本語 » ブログアーカイブ » 南アジア：中東の奴隷

Global Voices 日本語 » ブログアーカイブ » 南アジア：中東の奴隷 — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:21:30 +0000

[...] 湾岸地域の人びとはこの問題についてどの考えているのだろうか？バーレン人のブロガーであるEsra’aは、Mid East Youthにいくつかの疑問を提起した。私が一番理解できないのは、移住労働者たちがいなければ私たちは…何ものでもないということを私たちはよく理解していないということだ。他の誰にこのような仕事をお願いできるだろうか。他の誰がやるだろうか。他の誰が私たちのトイレを掃除してくれるだろうか？憂うつな時に他の誰に怒りをぶつけたらよいだろうか。誰を笑い者にしたり馬鹿にしたりできるだろうか。彼らは極めて良く働き、むしろ私たちは彼らに感謝すべきである。それにも関わらず私たちは彼らを虐待し、差別し、投獄し、挙げ句の果てに「スリランカ」や「インド」といった言葉を「馬鹿」とか「無価値」という意味で使ってくだらない冗談を飛ばしている。 [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Slaves of the Twenty First Century

Global Voices Online » Slaves of the Twenty First Century — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:34:23 +0000

[...] are the locals of the Gulf region are thinking about this issue? Bahraini Blogger Esra’a raises some questions in a post in Mid East Youth: What baffles me the most is that we simply don’t really understand [...]

By: Ramz

Ramz — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:18:06 +0000

Sri lankans due to the majority of citizens being in abject poverty: are thieves. Sefrvants in your house even though treated with respect and kindness will pilfer cutlery, money, clothes and jewellery in that order. Leave clothes to dry on the line and you’ll find some of them missing.
They are collared by recruitiong agents, given false passports if underage, religions changed if the demand is for muslims and packed off in their tattered clothing. On arrival in the middle east, the unsuspecting arab family is landed with this pitiful creature who amy well be from another planet. Most of theses maids are come straight from their refugee camps to the airport and the culture shock hits them right there. The State does not investigate these little short cuts, after all these maids are the highset contributer to the countries foreign exchange earnings.

By: FARID Abdelcader

FARID Abdelcader — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:28:31 +0000

No Comment.

By: Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead » Blog Archive » Sri Lanka workers’ Iraq nightmare

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:30:02 +0000

[...] That’s what the majority of migrant workers are being put through. And they’re going through this on a daily basis, too. You can read more of my opinions on this here. [...]

By: Howie

Howie — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:43:41 +0000

Esra’a-

The only possible way it will stop…or be slowed or impaired…is when people speak out.

I partially disagree with Jina…some people are scum…some are near saints…most are just kind of dull average…

There are no shortages of causes and injustices…some folks are going to get excited about Sri Lanka maids in Baharain…some Filipino nannies is Saudia and some about baby seals in Canada…Hard to keep people’s attention.

But what Esra’a is doing is good and right. I personally think it is a mirco issue where there is a macro problem…lack of accountability, lack of civil rights, fear of speaking out.

By: Esra'a

Esra'a — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:24:41 +0000

It goes beyond that.. this is something we can change if we weren’t ignoring and denying it, and treating it like it’s normal. It’s not normal. It’s slavery and it’s unjust.

By: Jina

Jina — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:39:54 +0000

Humans are scums

This is life

Live with it or do something about it (good that you are doing something about it)

Yet another reason why an asteroid should colloid into Earth and effectively wipe us out.