This is a mix between pay and conditions, not just one or the other.
Remember that Saudi Arabia has already banned Filipinos and Indonesians working as maids in that country, after those two coutries complained about widespread rights abuses and poor salary.
And ultimately the issue of salary is moot anyway. We all hear about maids working 12 hour days, 7 days a week and not getting paid for months on end.
The cynic in me thinks that this is just a tactic being adopted by GCC countries to find maids unaware of how poorly treated they will be when they get off the plane, and who will be too timid to complain at the poor conditions.
This is a mix between pay and conditions, not just one or the other.
Remember that Saudi Arabia has already banned Filipinos and Indonesians working as maids in that country, after those two coutries complained about widespread rights abuses and poor salary.
And ultimately the issue of salary is moot anyway. We all hear about maids working 12 hour days, 7 days a week and not getting paid for months on end.
The cynic in me thinks that this is just a tactic being adopted by GCC countries to find maids unaware of how poorly treated they will be when they get off the plane, and who will be too timid to complain at the poor conditions.