Saudi Arabia’s nearly 4 million domestic workers play an essential role in enabling the country’s economic development and supporting family life. But behind closed doors, many face shocking abuse, exploitation and discrimination in return.
This report exposes the experiences of some Kenyan women recruited to work in private homes in Saudi Arabia, only to find themselves trapped in conditions that often amount to forced labour. The report calls on Saudi Arabia to urgently overhaul its labour and migration systems, dismantle the kafala system in its entirety, and guarantee domestic workers the same rights and protections as all other workers by bringing them under the Labour Law.
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