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21pc of house maids face physical abuse, says BILS study

Around 21 percent of female domestic workers in Dhaka experience physical abuse at the workplace, while 91 percent don’t know about the hotline number 999 to seek help for gender-based violence, said a study conducted by Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies.

Tortured in Saudi Arabia, another domestic worker returns with baby

In yet another incident of extreme torture, a 32-year-old Bangladeshi female worker has returned home from Saudi Arabia with her 6-month-old.

October 3, 2023
October 3, 2023

21pc of house maids face physical abuse, says BILS study

Around 21 percent of female domestic workers in Dhaka experience physical abuse at the workplace, while 91 percent don’t know about the hotline number 999 to seek help for gender-based violence, said a study conducted by Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies.

June 9, 2021
June 9, 2021

Tortured in Saudi Arabia, another domestic worker returns with baby

In yet another incident of extreme torture, a 32-year-old Bangladeshi female worker has returned home from Saudi Arabia with her 6-month-old.