I agree, Genesis. Laws are being changed, but more needs to be done in the GCC both in new legislation and, more important, enforcement.
I also agree that these workers' home countries need to do more; however, most of them are coming from underdeveloped nations with levels of corruption that far exceeds anything here. They are all much poorer and rely heavily in the money these workers send home, so like many of the workers themselves these governments are unlikely to speak out for fear of losing income. And ultimately it is countries like Kuwait and Qatar whose reputations are harmed by this; after all, a domestic worker in Nepal being abused is not going to grab headlines (rightly or wrongly). I think it will take some seriously bold vision and leadership from a GCC country roughly along the lines that britexpat described above.
I agree, Genesis. Laws are being changed, but more needs to be done in the GCC both in new legislation and, more important, enforcement.
I also agree that these workers' home countries need to do more; however, most of them are coming from underdeveloped nations with levels of corruption that far exceeds anything here. They are all much poorer and rely heavily in the money these workers send home, so like many of the workers themselves these governments are unlikely to speak out for fear of losing income. And ultimately it is countries like Kuwait and Qatar whose reputations are harmed by this; after all, a domestic worker in Nepal being abused is not going to grab headlines (rightly or wrongly). I think it will take some seriously bold vision and leadership from a GCC country roughly along the lines that britexpat described above.