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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Riyadh ( Filipino maid " had hot water poured on her back" ) Outrage

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Riyadh police and the Philippine Embassy are jointly investigating the case of a 23-year-old Filipino maid, who suffered severe back burns when the mother of her male employer allegedly poured boiling water on her body. 
In Manila, Vice President Jejomar Binay on Tuesday said the Philippine government will pursue the filing of charges against the employer.
Binay, who serves as Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers’ (OFWs) Concerns, said in a statement that he has ordered the Special Concerns Unit of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to coordinate with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh to get updates on the case and pursue the necessary legal actions.According to a new revelation by the victim’s relative, Normiah Alagasi, the incident happened on May 4 at the residence of the employer’s mother, whose name has been withheld, when she asked for a cup of coffee, leading to the bizarre altercation.
The employers are said to be Yemeni nationals. Arab News called the Philippine Embassy to confirm these facts, but was unable to make contact or get an official statement on the case. 
Relatives of the Filipino maid appealed that their cousin be given both moral and physical damages rights, as these injuries will remain a life-long nightmare for the victim who left her two children and spent money to work abroad so that she could help her family back home.
Normiah was anxious about the information given to the police investigating the case by a clinical doctor, where the victim was first brought for treatment. 
She said that her cousin was forced by her employer to give a different version of the incident in which it appeared that she poured boiling water on her own body accidentally. She added that the clinic had even helped rescue her cousin from her abusive employer.
Hundreds of OFWs across the globe and other nationals are still posting comments on various social networks as they wait patiently for the outcome of the police investigation.
Another cousin of the victim, Harrish Alagasi, informed Arab News that his cousin is now at Kalinga House, a rented shelter of the embassy where Filipinos women who seek refuge at the embassy are housed.
Earlier, a source from the embassy confirmed that the maid was at Kalinga where a nurse was taking care of her. The official said that King Saud Medical City (Al-Shumaisy) where she was brought by the embassy on Sunday allowed the woman to be released as her injuries are healing.
“The Philippine Embassy is mandated to help Filipinos. Such an incident could be brought to the embassy immediately for prompt action,” the embassy official said.
According to Harrish, the victim has two children in the southern Philippines and was recruited by a certain Amphill Agency.
“The pouring of boiling water over a Filipino maid’s body by her employer in Saudi Arabia is circulating around the world,” said OFW Maria Elizabeth Embry adding, “The news has gone viral on the Internet and is indeed horrific and shocking.”
However, she wondered why there was no outcry from the Philippine govt. Mission, the official voice of the Philippine government. “Where is the outrage?” she asked saying that there should have been some reaction from the Philippine government at this shocking incident.

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