Summary:
Many residents ofUAE file for their legal visas and then force them to work for them as domestic help on meagre salaries. The move came after the women sent a complaint to Navshristi, an NGO, which then forwarded the complaint to the commission. However, as the women going to these countries are mostly unaware of these guidelines, they generally land in problematic situations, Oberoi said.Last year, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Jaihind had shot a letter to Union minister for external affairs Sushma Swaraj to help bring back 45 Indian women trapped in Oman as domestic helps. Changes were introduced to the service agreements of housemaids being taken from India to Oman, which have been in force since June 20, 2011.These changes aimed at protecting the housemaids from abuse and providing skilled manpower to the Omani households. Some even confiscate the passports of these women, making it difficult for them to leave the abusive employer and fleeing from the jobs is considered to be an administrative offence, which makes things more difficult for them, the police official added.While Indonesia has already banned their nationals from migrating to Oman and other Middle Eastern countries, India had in 2011 come with detailed guidelines for migrant labourers seeking jobs in the UAE..