Tag Archives: Maid

Ethiopian Maid jailed for dumping newborn baby

April 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

A maid who abandoned her newborn in a deserted house in the UAE has been jailed for a year. Dibba Criminal Court handed down the sentence to the Ethiopian woman after finding her guilty of an illegal affair and endangering … read more »

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Ethiopian housemaid commits suicide in bathroom

April 10, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

An Ethiopian housemaid went into the bathroom at her employer’s house in Saudi Arabia, left the shower running, tied a rope to her neck and hanged herself, a newspaper in the Gulf Kingdom reported on Wednesday. The Saudi family, suspecting … read more »

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Ethiopian Maid hospitalised after burns

March 25, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

A 23-year-old Ethiopian housemaid was admitted to Al Qasimi Hospital on Sunday afternoon after receiving first and second degree burns. The woman was rushed to the hospital by a female friend when her health state had deteriorated. The duty doctor … read more »

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Ethiopia: Two housemaids get three months in prison for theft

March 25, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Two Ethiopian housemaids have been sentenced to three months in jail each for stealing more than Dh254,000 in cash and 164 gold jewellery items from their employer. The Court of First Instance also ordered that the defendants be deported after … read more »

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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 charged with self abortion in Kuwait city

February 6, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Kuwait city: In a very strange incident, an Ethiopian housemaid who had escaped from the home of her sponsor three days ago, has returned but she had a story to tell – that she had aborted her fetus and dumped … read more »

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Ethiopian Maid found walking without clothes in Saudi

January 28, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian arrested after calls from residents Saudi police arrested an Ethiopian housemaid for walking naked in a public place and said they believe she is mentally ill. Internet users in the Gulf Kingdom, the largest base for Asian and African … 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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Ethiopian housemaid arrested at Kuwait for ‘Qat’, a narcotic substance

January 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Arab Times- An Ethiopian housemaid was arrested at Kuwait International Airport for the possession of ‘Qat’, a narcotic substance. Customs officers at the airport got suspicious when the housemaid appeared nervous when she approached the luggage check counter. This prompted … 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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Two arrested for raping Ethiopian maid in Fujairah

December 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Two young suspects were arrested for raping an Ethiopian maid in Fujairah during the past week. The arrested duo had recently been released after serving a jail term for stealing contents of 30 cars in Fujairah. The details in the … read more »

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Ethiopian Maid kills employer, seriously hurts son

December 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

An Ethiopian housemaid murdered her Saudi employer by stabbing him in the neck and other parts of his body before attacking his little son and inflicting serious injuries on him, a newspaper in the Gulf kingdom reported on Wednesday. The … 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 Maids bloody fight leaves one dead, other injured

December 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Eman Al Baik, mirates247 Injured maid removes steel bar from the neck herself at the Rashid Hospital Two Ethiopian maids fought each other at the sponsor’s house, one was killed while the other was found alive in a pool … read more »

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33 Ethiopian runaway maids caught from house

September 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Sharjah Police recently arrested 36 maids who had allegedly absconded from their sponsors from a traditional Arab house. They include 33 Ethiopians, one Indian, one Sri Lankan and one Indonesian. It was found out that they had been using … read more »

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Ethiopian maid mistakenly ends up in murder trial

September 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

DUBAI: A maid wrongly stood trial for murder at the Dubai Criminal Court on Monday. The Ethiopian maid, ET, 27, accused of theft mistakenly responded when the name of a female Ugandan visitor, EK, 28 — accused of murdering her … read more »

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Ethiopian Maid accused of killing her newborn

September 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

An Ethiopian maid, who allegedly asphyxiated her newborn by locking her in a bag, was charged with murder in the Court of First Instance on Monday. According to court records, she had become pregnant following an illicit relation with a … read more »

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Ethiopians into modern day slavery as Saudis eyeing them as maids

July 18, 2011 by benim

Recruits from Ethiopia are being considered to fill the gap that will be left by Filipino and Indonesian domestic workers in Saudi Arabia. According to Yahya Hassan Al-Maqbool, head of the recruitment committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and … read more »

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Madagascar flies abused maids home

March 24, 2011 by benim

Antananarivo – Madagascar’s government on Thursday flew home 86 female domestic workers from Lebanon who had been subjected to abuse amid concerns over the deaths of 17 Madagascan maids in the past year. Population Minister Nadine Ramaroson said at Antananarivo … read more »

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