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A special Report on the growing number of abuse cases against Indian Workers, especially Keralite Woman in Saudi Arabia is prepared by V.M.Sathish and R.S.Priya based on the Human Rights Watch Investigation report. It reveals many untold stories of poor Gulf Malayali families awaiting the uncertain return of their bread earners. Relatives of many Keralites executed in Saudi Arabia for drug smuggling are yet to know that their near and dear is no more in this world. Many housemaids who migrate to the Gulf region are abused daily... husbands are keenly awaiting their safe return. Innocent children expect their Gulf malayali father to return with sweets and gifts. Parents of missing Keralites expect their son to return. Relatives of the deceased expect their mortal remains to be send home for a decent burial.
Acknowledging the importance of the report to Gulf Keralites, KM is publishing it in full. We believe that what is happening in Saudi Arabia happening in other Gulf countries too. Even though there may be differences in degree, the labour abuse problem persists in each Gulf country. KM welcomes the Saudi Government announcement to look into the problems and take remedial measures.
No other regional of Kerala media have reported it in detail. As usual KM is always ahead of others with such stunning stories. KM has ocassionally published blatant human rights violation stories and it is high time that the government authorities react strongly to such reports. Our political leaders frequent Saudi Arabia and Gulf region almost every second day but remain mute spectators to such issues. They have developed many vested interests - recruiting agents, visa sales and even woman supplies for the prostitution racket. Their latest fantacy is to visit the five star and seven star hotels to enjoy prostitutes of different nationalities as a reward for fixing things back home. They are part of the drug mafia which trapped many illiterate Malayalis into death trap. Often migrant workers are used as carriers of drug, gold and hawala money.
Whether it is in the notorious Abu Gharib prison of Baghdad or the labour camps in Saudi Arabia, the problem is same - Human Rights Violations. The report does not mean that the western world is free from such abuses. We have seen digital images of western respect for human rights in Iraq.
Indians have great sympathy for the Arab world, but such reports may create negative opinion about the region. Many employers and officials in the GCC region are sympathetic towards Indian workers. Most of them are professional employers. Therefore the report should be considered as only a part of the story as thousands of our countrymen happily live and work for well reputed business hosues and government establishments in the GCC region.
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