Tell us how you REALLY feel about Indian maids. racism paranoia

I think it's badly translated, the intention is how cruel some sponsors treat their maids

It describes about the cruelty of some sponsors.. and devilish reaction of house maids.

Ms. Azouri (Lebanon) said with regard to the status of maids that the labour laws were out of date and did not provide effective protection for certain sectors that had been very small at the time of adoption of the laws, including domestic servants.

This does not, however, apply to live in servants and maids, policy on whom remains unchanged.

In the Gambia, most maids came from other countries, on a seasonal basis, when they were not needed for rural tasks.

On Qatar Living, the debate turned to treatment of maids by their employers, who sponsor their stay in the country.

The delegation should comment on the documented reports of the exploitation and sexual harassment of migrant female domestic workers, who were particularly vulnerable.

Maids most often maids eat leftovers or she cooks special food poor in quality and content from the rest of the household members for herself, sleeps in a separate building and room from the family (service bet).

One thing I noticed on my quick tour around on the night of the Nasfa was that a large proportion of children were accompanied by housemaids instead of their mothers, sisters and so on, as used to be the case. Previously it was a night of joy for children and an opportunity for the adults to catch up.

While there had been some instances in which migrant domestic workers had been exploited, such women were fully protected by Irish labour law.

Ms. Tavares da Silva noted that the delegation had stated that domestic workers were fully covered by Ireland's labour legislation but also that they were excluded from the scope of the Equal Status Act.

She therefore wondered how domestic workers which were a vulnerable group and often migrants were fully covered by the labour legislation. Was there a plan to bring them within the scope of the Equal Status Act?

Ms. O'Higgins (Ireland) said that in the area of pay and conditions domestic workers came under the National Minimum Wage Act and the Organization of Working Time Act.

While many Ethiopian domestic workers flock to the Middle East, the Ethiopian government has not taken a leading role in protecting Ethiopian citizens enduring horrendous human right abuse in the region.

Some critics found the writing to be typical of Atwood, even amongst her finest work, while others found some aspects, like the chorus of maids, disagreeable.

Some could argue that Ethiopian maids who export themselves to Arab countries face even the worst type of abuse there, so better that they be anyway here.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions had voiced its concern regarding the treatment of domestic workers, and it was true that migrant workers might need to be considered as a special case, but the issue was a complex one.

Turning to the issue of domestic workers, he said that while discrimination under Irish legislation did include gender as a ground in its own right, one of the exclusions under the Employment Equality Act related to domestic work.

In a case of worker mistreatment, inspectors from the Labour Inspectorate visited the home in question, but under the Constitution could do so only at the invitation of the occupant or with a warrant from a district court.

The Committee calls on the State party to enact legislation on domestic violence, including marital rape, and legislation concerning all forms of sexual abuse, and to ensure that women and girls, including domestic servants, who are victims of violence have access to immediate means of redress and protection and that perpetrators are prosecuted and punished.

No Injustice anywhere, is injustice everywhere , in most middle eastern countries and Ethiopia maids work long hours, seven days a week and month, no or sporadic vacations, no legal recourse in the case of disagreement with their employer.