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Tamil Nadu Domestic Worker Seeks Rescue From Kuwait, Alleges Abuse
A woman from Tamil Nadu went to Kuwait to work as a domestic worker.
She said she travelled there three months ago with help from an employment agent.
In a video, she asked Indian officials to bring her home.
She alleged that her employers treated her cruelly and tortured her.
She also said she had not received proper food for more than 50 days.
She said her salary had not been paid for two months.
The woman said she was afraid she might be killed.
Her mother also asked officials to help her daughter quickly.
A domestic worker from Kallakurichi district sent an SOS video from Kuwait seeking rescue.
She alleged torture, cruel treatment, inadequate food for more than 50 days and unpaid wages for two months.
The woman said she travelled to Kuwait three months ago through an employment agent.
She appealed to Kallakurichi Collector J. E. Padmaja and Superintendent of Police Shahnaz I. for help.
Her mother, Vennila, alleged the agent misrepresented the job conditions and urged immediate district intervention.
- Who
- A domestic worker from Kallakurichi district, her mother Vennila, and the Indian district officials she appealed to.
- What
- The woman sought rescue from Kuwait and alleged torture, inadequate food, unpaid wages and cruel treatment by her employers.
- Where
- The woman was in Kuwait and appealed to authorities in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu.
- When
- She said she travelled to Kuwait three months ago; the report was dated September 4.
- Why
- She said she feared for her life and could not bear the alleged treatment.
Key facts
- Origin
- Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu
- Destination
- Kuwait
- Occupation
- Domestic worker
- Time in Kuwait
- Three months, according to the woman
- Food allegation
- She said she had been denied proper food for more than 50 days
- Wage allegation
- She said her salary had not been paid for two months
- Employment route
- She said she travelled through an employment agent
Quotes
Kallakurichi domestic worker in Kuwait
A domestic worker from Kallakurichi who sent an SOS video from Kuwait.
“They are torturing me and treating me very cruelly... I request the Collector madam (J E Padmaja) and the SP madam (Shahnaz I) to somehow rescue me alive and help me return to my motherland.”
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“Please save me and take me back somehow. I am unable to bear this. I am afraid they will kill me.”
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