Maid in Hell

Harassment, abuse, torture and 18-hour working days. This is the everyday life of thousands of domestic workers in the Middle East. Maids coming from poor countries in Africa and Asia are locked up for years. With their passports confi scated they are unable to escape the omnipresent control of their employer. Maids coming from poor countries in Africa and Asia are locked up for years. With their passports confiscated, they are unable to escape the omnipresent control of their employer. Any immigrant worker in the Middle East needs an employer to be allowed entry. The employer has absolute control over the women, which leads to cases of lack of payment, poor living conditions, severe beatings and rape. MAID IN HELL provides insight into modern slavery and follows agents who vividly describe the trade, and maids who struggle to find a way home after harrowing, and sometimes, deadly experiences.

Lähi-idässä tuhannet afrikkalaisnaiset tekevät työtä kotiapulaisina, orjan asemassa. Työpäivä kestää 18 tuntia ja monelle heistä väkivalta ja raiskaukset ovat arkea. Mary Kibwana lähti Jordaniaan suurin toivein, mutta palasi Keniaan pyörätuolissa ja pahoin runneltuna. Hän menehtyi vammoihinsa pari kuukautta kotiinpaluunsa jälkeen.