TRAPPED IN OMAN - BBC Africa Eye documentary

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For all the black people that go to the UAE and Dubai on holiday please wake up! WE NEED TO BOYCOTT THESE COUNTRIES!

Blocking the abusers face is part of the problem. These people need to be exposed and shamed all around the world. No privacy for them.

As an Arab i feel ambarassed , this is not just brutal these people are like anim... wish these beautiful african women got their rights back and everyone involved in ths tragedy put behind bars nothing more to say !!!

It is truly awful situation for domestic workers. I met this very young and innocent Ethiopian girl who worked for years in the daughter’s family for three years, then for the father’s family for three years without pay. When I met her by chance she told me that she hasn’t been paid for most of these years. I investigated and I found out that the daughter reported her as a run away so she can be trapped in the father’s house. At this point I knew it was a trick so that the daughter will not be accused of not paying this young woman’s salary for years. I immediately sought the help of the Ethiopian consulate and gave them all the facts. The girl was rescued by the consulate and under their protection until her case is heard by the authorities. I fought for this innocent girl and luckily she was not harmed physically because in the Kingdom of Bahrain, there is very strict rules to protect domestic workers, thank God. Until this young girl’s rights are restored, I will not rest absolutely not. With my love and support to all those women who works so hard to help their families… I salute you all.

As an African, I'm so angry. This needs to be circulated to all Social Media. Especially TikTok. To spread the word Agencies should be exposed.

As African men, as Black men, it's insane how we allow this to happen to our women.

I’m from oman and i hate seeing people from my country treating housemaids in this way .I’m really sorry to anyone that went through this and i think these people who treat housemaids like this should be thrown in jail ..the government should look into this topic and maybe make a contact number you can call or report to if u get abused..islam teached as to be human first and these people that were showed don’t define islam in any way.

As a Malawian, I am angry at those oppressors but also at our own government for making our own country hard to survive in.

I'm a Kenyan and such issues have been reported many times in the media. But what makes me angry is when one body is flown back to the country other ladies are busy boarding planes to go to these Arab countries. They are aware of what awaits them but they rather go and face inhumane treatment than stay in their country. Some years back I used to hear stories but now I know of relatives and friends who work as domestic workers in Arab countries. One of my relatives came back in a very critical condition almost losing her life so we thought she wouldn't go back but shock on us, after she recovered she approached another agent, and as we speak she is not in the country. African countries should unite and put an end to this modern slavery.

Im so heartbroken to see that they still see humans as slaves .

I worked for an Omani family in Muscat in 2019/2020. I am a private tutor. He had a Ugandan maid working for him. She started working at 6 am and finished at 10 pm. She never had a day off when I was there. Now I worked for him and lived in his house for about 4 months with a small break. I as a Westerner had difficulty getting a day off. When I had two days off (in 4 months) I went away for a break but he had me teaching his son online when I was away. If I had that difficulty, imagine how hard it is for an underpaid Ugandan maid to assert herself. He was controlling and manipulative with me. Under the system of employing foreign workers such as maids and drivers, the employer holds onto the passports of the workers and it is a crime for the employee to abscond. By the way, slavery was abolished in Oman in the early 1970s.

My partner's cousin was in Jordan. She was in big trouble she became mentally ill and they didn't want to release her. Luckily a family member who was a British journalist helped to get her released but she was severely ill and could not even remember her mother. Now she is fine, we thank God.

This could have been my story. I thank God i put my foot down and said no. Poverty at home is better than Poverty in a different country. This is just not it

Brave African woman reporting one of the greatest atrocities happening on our era...! Great work...!

The slapping of a domestic worker by a young Arab boy@3:39 just shows the level of mistreatment these African women go through while working as domestic workers...quite sad.

We had several young Liberian girls who returned from Oman on the radio the other day narrating their horrifying experience there. I didnt realize that this was affecting women from all parts of Africa. This is really sad. Thank you BBC for covering this

The countries that enable modern day slavery need to be held accountable. The child filmed hitting the enslaved servant was just appalling. What kind of culture enables such behaviour?

I have a cousin who went to work in Saudi, she returned and doesn't want to even speak about the ordeal she went through. She said never in your life as an African young female women go there. she said if hell has a place in this wold, its there. African women no matter our desperation for better opportunities, the middle east should never come cross our minds.

I’m Omani and i was super shocked while watching this video.I’m so sorry for those who have been in these situations .we used to have a housemaid years ago .she was Ethiopian .we treat her as if as she is one of us and never treat her in a bad way .Also,my mother used to tell my siblings and i to respect her and do our stuff by our self and request the housemaid just for necessity.I never thought that there is people here in my country treat there housemaid like this .I am so mad.we’re a muslim country and our religion tell as to respect people no matter you’re black or white .These girls who went through a bad situations with the family they work for actually they meet people who are muslim by name .But i just want to tell you that the god we believe in will rewards them severely for what they did to these woman’s.At the end i am really sorry for these woman’s who suffered and get trapped.😢