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3 Jeddah OFWs seek govt help vs ‘abusive’ employer
Three Filipino domestic helpers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, sought the assistance of the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, claiming repeated abuse in the hands of their sponsor's Syrian wife.

Philippine Ambassador Antonio Villamor referred the case to the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah after being informed of the domestic helpers' ordeal, according to a report on Saudi news site Arab News.

“We could not stand anymore the abuse we’re suffering, aside from the fact that our salaries are delayed," one of the helpers was quoted as saying in the report.

They reportedly said the sponsor has not paid five months of their salary at SR1,000 (P12,291) a month, making them unable to remit money home.

Also, the women are seeking help in either getting a more compassionate sponsor or leaving Saudi Arabia. Presently, the three are staying at their sponsor’s house in Jeddah’s Al-Naeem district.

One of the helpers said the sponsor’s wife physically abused her on June 13.

“She ordered the three of us to do different things," she said. “At the time, I was cooking food and she called my name. Then she asked me if I heard her. I said, ‘Yes but I have to finish cooking first.’ This made her angry and first she hit me on the breast and slapped me in the face."

A second helper said the sponsor’s wife threatened to scald her with hot water during a five-month vacation in Lebanon with six of the woman’s seven children. “After that she continued to badmouth me while I was already shaking with mixed feelings of fear and anger," she said. - JA/KBK, GMANews.TV
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