Sri Lanka bans young nannies in Saudi

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Saudi beheading brings nanny ban

Published: 28 Jan 2013 at 12.26
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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka has banned women under 25 from seeking work in Saudi Arabia after authorities beheaded a 24-year-old maid earlier this month.

"As a first step, we are raising the age limit (on women going abroad to work as maids) to 25," said Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella.

"We will gradually move towards a total ban on our women going abroad to do low-paying jobs," he said, according to a report in The New Paper on Monday.

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OldThaiHand
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Discussion 10 : 28 Jan 2013 at 23.0210
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Disc. 2 and 4 have said it all.

I worked in the Gulf for a few years and don't have a particularly good opinion about any of them, except possibly the Omanis and the Qataris.

The Saudis by far are the worst and certainly the biggest hypocrites. The hundreds of Saudi men crossing over to Bahrain every weekedn in order to get drunk and maul women in the various discos there are a testament to what a disgusting bunch they really are.
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Discussion 9 : 28 Jan 2013 at 21.099
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Nothing from Saudia in our house and back-yard might be a good start. Especially blaring loudspeakers spitting out divisive stuff all day long against all what's non-Islamic... Like you have vegetarians, can one freely be against all and every thing from Islam that excludes individual freedom and human rights? The last joke: they're getting (some) women in their (informal) 'parliament', but women are still not allowed to drive a car in Saudi! A small laugh, and a big cry...
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Discussion 8 : 28 Jan 2013 at 18.328
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Is there anybody to believe that in Saudi Arabia a poor Sri Lankan maid can have a fair trial against her rich Saudi employers ?
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Discussion 7 : 28 Jan 2013 at 14.467
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Why do Saudis hire teenagers as maids?

Many of them are sexually abused by their employers. Even with harsh laws, it appears none of the employers have been prosecuted.

The hypocrisy of Saudi laws have a single intent - to make the dictators appear to be the guardians of the religion, and thereby prolong that dictatorship. Best of all, you can't really talk about it when in Saudi Arabia. Sounds familiar?
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Discussion 6 : 28 Jan 2013 at 13.296
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All nations should join in boycotts, of any age "maids", exported to any country without a
specific contract outlining duties of maids and responsibilities of their employers.
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Discussion 5 : 28 Jan 2013 at 13.065
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Very sensible of the Sri Lankan government. Something each government around the world should do. Let the Saudis clean up their mess in the house and take care of their kids.

There is an error in the article. It says the maid was 17 in 2005 and she was apparently still 17 at the time of the execution.
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Discussion 4 : 28 Jan 2013 at 13.054
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''as a first step'' As one who has worked in 11 Arabic countries I can tell you maids are treated like slaves. Many of the atrocities and mal-treatment goes unreported, as does the many suicides (and so-called suicides). If all Maids were withdrawn, that country in particular would grind to a halt.
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Discussion 3 : 28 Jan 2013 at 12.533
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So it is okay to have your head chopped off if your 25 years old. Anyone who has worked in Saudi knows what "sub" type of people they are and NUFF Said on that subject.
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Discussion 2 : 28 Jan 2013 at 12.402
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Great guys the Saudis in power, hmmm, what a refined legal system they have, anything to do with their interpretation of the Coran maybe? People should understand this is the kind of Islam(ic law) they are exporting, and financing over the world. Without them (and the Iranians) Islam terrorism would probably dry out quite fast. But tell that to the US, they are protecting them for ages!
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Discussion 1 : 28 Jan 2013 at 12.311
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The maid claimed it was an accident, the Saudi mother said murder. Who really knows?
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