One more woman from Hyderabad was deceived by agents and sold to a person in the Saudi Arabia is facing mental and physical harassment at the hands of her Kafeel (sponsor).
39-year-old Salma Begum, who is a resident of Babanagar ‘C’ block, was sent to Saudi Arabia by Akram and Shafi of the same locality on January 21, 2017 on a housemaid visa.
Salma’s daughter Sameena said that her mother was cheated by the agents. She said her mother is in trouble and wants to return home, but her Kafeel is not allowing her to. She said that she met Akram and requested him to get her mother back, but he did not react so far.
Sameena said that she reported lodged a complaint at Kanchanbagh police station, but the police appear to be unmoved by the matter and has not taken any action yet. Sameena further said that her mother has been sold to the Kafeel for Rs.300,000.
"The torture started when she denied to a contract marriage with her Kafeel in Saudi Arabia. She, however, informed me sending a message that she was sold by agents. So the Kafeel does not want to send her back,'' Sameena added.
She said that despite numerous complaints, the Kanchanbagh police failed to take actions against the agents. Akram was called to the police station once. He had assured that he would bring our mother back home by February 20, 2017, but so far she has not returned home, said Sammena.
Salma has sent an audio message to her daughter in which, she requested the Indian government to bring her back to India.
"I am trying all efforts to bring my mother back home. I kindly request Telangana and central governments to bring my mother back to India,'' Sameena appealed.
Financial woes and debts drove Salma Begum to Saudi Arabia.
The GCC countries - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE - manage its "temporary" migrant workforce through the sponsorship or Kafala system.
According to this system, a local citizen or a local company must sponsor foreign workers in order for their work visas and residency to be valid. This means that an individual's right to work and legal presence in the host country is dependent on his or her employer, rendering him or her vulnerable to exploitation.
In most GCC states, migrants cannot leave or enter the country without their employer's permission.
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