Why do lots of Filipino go overseas to Saudi Arabia working as a maid or nurse?
KSA employed a lot of maids from Indonesia, Philippine, and Sri Lanka. I have read the sources from www.arabnews.com about "Indonesia maid." It sadden my heart that these girls went overseas to work. But unluckily end up with a douchebag, who treat them like nothing!
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maybe they are paid well there? but it's really tough for them to be so far from home...
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Because they heard that Aref is there, and wanted to get their loving hands on me. But not matter what they do, they'll never get to taste my body. <Sigh> Added: My first answer was made in jest. But now that the effects of not having my daily bath climbs up my brain in a heatwave enough to fry it, I post further dribble: It is because the Western media, in collaboration with puppet governments and partners-in-crime local oligarchs, perpetuate this mindset that exporting their nationals for slavery abroad is good for the economy. And if this question is reported for abuse by Y/A, and you trace it back to me, it can only be because, in my delirium, I must have hit the REPORT button, instead of EDIT answer. I remember canceling, but if Y/A says "No Return, No Exchange", may I apologize in advance.
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yes i agree with the sources . most filipina women are working in middle east as nurses and domestic helpers . it is because firstly it is very easy to land there . it is double or even triple to the money we earn from our country . there is no tax , most filipinos are working there . and the result is we do not feel much homesickness . there are foods filipinino dishes . filipino channel . no much descriminations . some are not lucky . but i think we could have the same fate in our country if we have employer like these em[ployers abroad.
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Hi, I'm Indonesian, I'm 13 y.o but I could explain you about 'why do lots of Filipino, Indonesian, and Sri Lanka go overseas to Saudi Arabia working as a maiddd?" Well, those three countries are developing country. So it was like, everything is not stabilize. Including job-fields. In Indonesia, we got more than 200.000.000 citizen. Imagine that:s So the governments sent some of people that don't get job to get a job as a maid, well, that's all they could do because they are not educated people. If they are, they wud travel around the world and not stuck in Indonesia rite?:S That's actually why do lots of those countries people go overseas to Saudi Arabia working as maid or nurse. And about the bad threat, its all depends on the people who act like a God:@
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here, most reasoned that it is better to take a risk and die than to die here doing nothing with eyes opened because of "starvation" (of which I don't know exactly what it is as it may mean starvation for extra food, material wealth, dignity0 I asked a sort of this question in Mideast category on why do this rich arabs take housemaid when there wives do nothing at home and why not just marry a 2nd to 4th wife and be treated justly if the household needed additional manpower. I got an answer that questioned me if I was some sort of maid saviour,lol.
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Dear everyone need money for their families and future, that's why they travel to Saudi Arabia because they have good salaries here, but the problem they dont' know about Arab people how they are crazy about sex, and trying to use their maids for their own abuse, it's not their fault to come over here and work it's fault these arab people who dont' respect or think about them so they can feel good to work here. Even Filipino are good and honest in work. Prince
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The economic circumstances of the Philpipines, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indonesia mean that even highly educated nurses and other professionals have to emigrate to earn anything close to a decent wage. Recruiters travel through the Philippines looking for suitable candidates to work in places like KSA. Of course the cruel employers who deny these migrants of their basic human rights are free to abuse and terrorize these mainly young, naive girls and lock them away. You see under Sharia law a woman is nothing. A Filipino, uneducated young non-muslim is a piece of meat to these hypocrites. After being met at Riyadh airport their passport is taken from them and they are at the behest of their masters. With 25% of the World's Oil, lazy and fat Saudis can literally buy cheap labour from Asia and openly exploit them as both the Saudi and Filipino governments turn a blind eye. Sometimes the violence manifests itself when the wife gets jealous of the new young pretty asian maid in the house and usually results in the maid being sexually abused by the man and violently abused by his wife. . . while she carries out the household chores 24hours a day, 7 days a week. . .
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Cause there own countries not reach,but place was really beautiful place!
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Because they could hardly find any job in their own country. If they can, the pay is not even enough to support himself/herself , much more of the members of the family. Actually, the Filipinos are the biggest wage earner from aboard that send money back home. Government is happy, because they need such money to buy commodities from abroad. Without those dollars and foreign currencies Filipinos are sending home, those businessmen and frequent travelers will have a hard time to buy foreign currencies! If only the government will be really serious and work hard to find ways to open job for these Filipinos at home, they could easily do that because the Philippines has all those necessary resources and talents needed. When will P-Noy give this matter his first concern?
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Desperation.
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AS YOU ALREADY said here, not only Filipinos are going to SKA but also from Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh or India. I am pretty much sure because I am presently an OFW meaning an overseas Filipino worker. So I can thoroughly answer your question with properly prospective. NOT ALL FILIPINOS who go overseas to Saudi are maid and nurses only. There are also SKILLED WORKERS like mason, carpenter, electrician, heavy equipment mechanics etc....doctors and engineers. So who said nurses and maid are the only profession Saudi needs. And since you only read it sometimes what they write is not what really happening in the real world. MAID is one of the basic profession PHILIPPINES have plenty of. There are more women in the Philippines without jobs or even if they are working in the Philippines their salary is so small you NEED A MAGNIFYING GLASS to see it. And the salary cannot even raise a family in a decent way so others think of becoming a MAID in Saudi which is double the salary a woman is receiving in the Philippines. So the same goes to the Philippines NURSES, the salary is also the problem. Even if one nurse find a job in the Philippines her salary cannot even buy her a decent duty shoes. Most of the shoes of nurses make them last for 3 years. Imagine one shoes for 3 years can you beat that? I know because I married to one nurse. I already notice that the white color is not anymore white but dirty white because of many years of usage. And the shape of the shoes is not anymore looking like a shoes but a truck that hit a wall 20x. This is how hard to be a nurse whether in the Philippines or abroad. SO NOW I THINK YOU KNOW WHY. Next time I suggest you read articles direct from the Philippines or buy a Philippines magazine so that you will ask question accurately.
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Simple. No job opportunities available in the Philippines.
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the arab people pay their 4-5 higher wages than in their home country.. but the risk is more. like the indonesian maid whose lips were cut
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no mostly working in united state as nurse they paid good $65,000 usd and cleaning maid is about 20,000 usd with room board
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For the money.
