Even though the current labor minister has been working very hard to solve problems regarding foreign workers in the country, but we still find some awful stories like this: a 16-year-old Pakistani girl was raped, jailed, and then deported to her country. This is really shameful. Such problems are not exclusive to Saudi Arabia; we all read about what happened in Dubai recently. Governments of the GCC states must work seriously to solve these problems before it’s too late.
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Definitely. The clock is ticking, so I hope the authorities wake up soon.
I have serious doubts that something will be done. In Gulf countries and Muslim societies (for example Pakistan) women are still blamed for (the) rape and there is a strong misogynistic environment there. Especially (sorry Ahmed) KSA. As long as the situation of women in general doesn’t improve, I don’t think there is any hope in you know where…
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