The GOOD agencies require that the maids and other employment prospects are screened at their authorized clinics to prevent just such cases. The screening is much more rigorous than the Qatar Medical exam so if they pass it they will almost assuredly pass here in Qatar. The agency must pay to return them to home country if they fail in Qatar so why take a chance?
I'm sorry you had such a bad experience and I could never condone a maid slapping or hitting a child under their charge. I understand your bad feelings from your experience.
However I cannot accept that most of the issues with maids are the maid's fault. The person interviewed claims it is 6 times more the maids fault than the employer - yet the employer has most all the power and control. Maids only last resort is to run away when being mistreated - and the "mafia" are just waiting for them. BTW I suspect they will be treated even worse by the "mafia" employer since they are working illegally and are in even a worse situation now.
As to wages - this sounds like the same issue as with NOCs. Employers don't issue NOCs to FORCE employees to stay when they want to leave for better salary or benefits. So maids and other employees want to leave to do better, but they cannot. If their wages and conditions were good, would they still want to leave??
Just some ramblings......
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I don't doubt that there are problems...
The GOOD agencies require that the maids and other employment prospects are screened at their authorized clinics to prevent just such cases. The screening is much more rigorous than the Qatar Medical exam so if they pass it they will almost assuredly pass here in Qatar. The agency must pay to return them to home country if they fail in Qatar so why take a chance?
I'm sorry you had such a bad experience and I could never condone a maid slapping or hitting a child under their charge. I understand your bad feelings from your experience.
However I cannot accept that most of the issues with maids are the maid's fault. The person interviewed claims it is 6 times more the maids fault than the employer - yet the employer has most all the power and control. Maids only last resort is to run away when being mistreated - and the "mafia" are just waiting for them. BTW I suspect they will be treated even worse by the "mafia" employer since they are working illegally and are in even a worse situation now.
As to wages - this sounds like the same issue as with NOCs. Employers don't issue NOCs to FORCE employees to stay when they want to leave for better salary or benefits. So maids and other employees want to leave to do better, but they cannot. If their wages and conditions were good, would they still want to leave??
Just some ramblings......
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