Zimbabwean woman forced to sleep with 10 men to buy the ticket to travel to home
When she was shown an advertisement for a job vacancy in Kuwait, published in a local daily, ‘Peggy’, a Zimbabwean woman saw a bright future for herself, reports Al-Rai daily.
Talking to the Zimbabwean newspaper ‘The Standard’ Peggy narrated part of her tragedy. She said “In that flight to Kuwait, there were 10 of us destined for a similar mission. It was a memorable flight with high hopes that our lives were going to change for the better. Soon after arrival, they were welcomed by a Kuwaiti who worked with someone she called Tito. “We went to a lodge where two women came and told us to hand over our passports and all documents,” she said.
“We were told to hand over our cell phones to ensure that there was maximum concentration. “I was assigned to work as a maid for a Canadian family. I was joined by two girls from Ethiopia and Cameroon,” Peggy added. She was assigned to a big family living in an equally huge house and started work as early as 4:00 am until midnight. “We were not getting the promised salary because, according to them they had paid money to the Zimbabwe-based agents to bring us in Kuwait and they wanted to recover their money,” Peggy said. “Among the duties we were assigned was doing laundry for 26 people and two of them were sick “We would cook and clean a 36-roomed house among other things — all this for no pay.”
In February she refused to work demanding her salary as back home Tito had told her the airfares would be deducted monthly. “I was told that I would be paid $600 monthly with $150 being deducted monthly for 12 months to recover the airfares and other costs incurred. “But that did not happen hence I refused to work.
The lady at this house took me to the agent and demanded that I pay $2,000 because she no longer wanted me,” Peggy narrated. Life changed for the worse soon after she was dumped at the agent’s house. “I was told in no uncertain terms that I was going to sleep with any man who they assigned me to so that they could raise the money spent for my travel,” Peggy said. “I was told since I had refused to work as a maid, I should use my body to pay and they would only take me back to Zimbabwe after I had given them $2,000. On a given day, I was forced to sleep with five to 10 men.”
Source : Arabtimes
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If she told the cops, they would've got death penalty in Kuwait. Its was her problem in the first place. Acting like problems like these does not happen in America or any other country.
Jess N Jason Kornegay Saif is right. She could've told the cops about this issue, they would've got death penalty in Kuwait.
You are truly ignorant. I hope no one even takes the time to write a rebuttal to your insanely insensitive & ignorant comment. Do yourself & everyone else a favor & never comment on anything ever again. You lack a brain.
Wel after leaving kuwait u can say anything you like out of yr frustration you shoukd had said this story to the kuwaiti authorities at the airport prior to yr departure kuwaiti police would had taken action now whycry over split milk …lady.
i think death penalty can be impose to the people involved.. dont give up.. you can file a case and be paid after they did this to you.. lawyers who will handle your case will surely be confident and even be lucky because they knew they will not only have the money but for sure they will win the case..first step is to appeal your embassy and they will do the rest..
Where is the law in this country! Why do they allow things like this to happen to other people. God is watching all this…so sorry for you gal
They dont deal with the real issues only treating pple like tissue ..i wanna tell dem bomboclat evil pple who dosent respect humanity coz of money ..judgement day will come there will be no where to run.the one who knows it feels it…sorry siz.
Where is the hotline number for abused maids? Where is the support system? Why is this type of slavery being allowed to continue?
When will this kuwaitis learn,a time will come no African country will come here to serve them.
Damn people! Poor girl! Feel sorry for that
Fucking agents