- 09 Jul 2022 07:04
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A diplomat from Saudi Arabia who was stationed in London was apparently keeping a Filipina maid as a virtual slave. This is something that is common in Saudi Arabia.
The UK Supreme Court has now ruled that the Saudi diplomat should not be protected by diplomatic immunity, and can be subject to prosecution.
UK Supreme Court sides with Filipina maid in modern slavery case (yahoo.com), Yahoo Philippines, Marvin Joseph Ang
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/uk-supreme-co ... 26416.html
Josephine Wong, a Filipina domestic worker, was forced to wear a bell everyday to be at the family's beck and call. Her employer regularly yelled at her and called her offensive names, and when the family was at home, she was only allowed to eat their leftover food.
see related thread:
"Foreign women living under virtual slavery in Saudi Arabia"
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=177453
The UK Supreme Court has now ruled that the Saudi diplomat should not be protected by diplomatic immunity, and can be subject to prosecution.
UK Supreme Court sides with Filipina maid in modern slavery case (yahoo.com), Yahoo Philippines, Marvin Joseph Ang
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/uk-supreme-co ... 26416.html
Josephine Wong, a Filipina domestic worker, was forced to wear a bell everyday to be at the family's beck and call. Her employer regularly yelled at her and called her offensive names, and when the family was at home, she was only allowed to eat their leftover food.
see related thread:
"Foreign women living under virtual slavery in Saudi Arabia"
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=177453