Tag Archives: Ethiopian Maid

Kuwait- Ethiopian maid delivers baby in sponsor’s kitchen

March 5, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

(MENAFN – Arab Times) An Ethiopian housemaid delivered a baby in the kitchen of her sponsor’s house in Qurtoba. The Kuwaiti sponsor of the housemaid called the Operations Room and reported the incident when she found the new born inside … read more »

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Ethiopian Maid hangs herself to death in Kuwait

January 26, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

KUWAIT CITY, An Ethiopian housemaid committed suicide by hanging herself with a rope from the ceiling of her room inside the house of her sponsor in Taima. Reportedly, when the Operations Room of Ministry of Interior received information about an … read more »

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Saudis Turn to Ethiopian Maids After Asian Backlash

January 24, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By William Davison & Simon Clark, bloomberg. Zeini Kadir escaped at dawn, when the gates of the house in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, were open for morning prayers. Barefoot, she ended up at an agency catering to Ethiopian workers like her. … read more »

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Ethiopian maids in jail over phone theft

January 15, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Two maids who stole their employer’s mobile phone and made over Dh2,000 worth of calls from it, while she was ill in hospital, have been referred by the Dubai Public Prosecution to the criminal court on the charges of theft … read more »

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Shortage of Ethiopian maids in UAE created black market for maids

January 8, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Dubai: A shortage of housemaids and nannies due to a ban on certain nationalities has encouraged recruitment agencies to increase their fees — which in turn has led to the development of a black market in maids in the UAE, … read more »

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Ethiopian Maid commits suicide in Saudi Arabia

December 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

An Ethiopian housemaid committed a suicide by hanging herself at her employer’s house in Saudi Arabia after claiming she had kept seeing ghosts. Her employing family found the maid hanged by a rope at her room adjoining their house in … read more »

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Ethiopian Maid Commits Suicide in Kuwait

December 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

 An Ethiopian domestic worker committed suicide in Kuwait inside an Ali Sabah Al-Salem house recently, according to preliminary investigations. The Ethiopian woman was reportedly found hanging inside the kitchen, according to her employer who called the police. Investigators believe that the … read more »

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