WHY SLAVERY? Maid in Hell | Without Jobs, Kenyan Women Flee
Clip: Season 4 Episode 13 | 28sVideo has Closed Captions
With lack of support from Kenya's government, women are leaving for opportunities abroad.
In 2016, Mary Kibwana, who worked as maid in Jordan, returned to Kenya with 70% of her body burned. Kibwana is one of many women in Africa and Asia trapped in the Middle East's Kafala System, a set of law governing migrant labor that binds them to their employers. The film gives unprecedented access to the inner workings the system, and the horrific reality faced by thousands of women each day.
Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation.
WHY SLAVERY? Maid in Hell | Without Jobs, Kenyan Women Flee
Clip: Season 4 Episode 13 | 28sVideo has Closed Captions
In 2016, Mary Kibwana, who worked as maid in Jordan, returned to Kenya with 70% of her body burned. Kibwana is one of many women in Africa and Asia trapped in the Middle East's Kafala System, a set of law governing migrant labor that binds them to their employers. The film gives unprecedented access to the inner workings the system, and the horrific reality faced by thousands of women each day.
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WHY SLAVERY? Maid in Hell | Middle East & Working Conditions
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Former domestic workers tell of the many abuses suffered while working in the Middle East. (1m 18s)
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Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation.