‘We lie on the floor till someone buys us’: shocking allegations of UAE agencies’ abuse of domestic workers

In a series of interviews conducted over several years, 14 women from east Africa and the Philippines recounted their experiences with recruitment agencies hiring for the United Arab Emirates, including alleging they were denied food, held captive and treated violently.

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