They are not paid for their work but are instead subjected to physical exploitation, according to women who are working there.
Many Nepali women who come to the Gulf countries for work due to the poor economic condition of their families harboring dreams of earning money return to Nepal before completing their designated contract period due to the exploitation.
Some women are stranded in Gulf countries because they have been expelled by their employers and do not have money to go back home.
President of Nepal Janakalyan Rahat Pratishthan, Dharmendra Yadav said Phulmaya Tamang of Kavre district who works in Rasidiyah, Dubai as housemaid was severely beaten by her master after she requested him for granting leave to go to Nepal to care for her ailing mother.
Another woman from, Chitwan district who works in Alen, UAE is facing similar problem. She wants to go back home but her employer is demanding 6,000 Dirams from her and would not allow her to go home.
Krishna Maya Dong who is the chief of the women´s department at the Pratishthan said half a dozen Nepali women working as domestic servants were expelled by their masters and were facing problem. They have not been paid.
Yadav said mostly women who illegally enter Gulf countries for work are facing problems.
The number of Nepali women who are the victims of exploitation and visiting the Nepali Embassy at Abu Dhabi seeking help is increasing day by day.
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