East African Housekeepers Face Rape, Assault and Death in Saudi Arabia

Feith Shimila Murunga, Mary Wanjiru Nyambura, and Winfridah Kwamboka share harrowing experiences of abuse and exploitation while working as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, where at least 274 Kenyan workers have died in the past five years. East African leaders and Saudi royals profit from this deadly trade, with politicians in Kenya and Uganda owning staffing agencies that send workers abroad despite widespread abuse and lack of worker protections. Despite calls for reform and investigations into worker deaths, powerful individuals with vested interests in the labor migration industry continue to prioritize financial gains over the safety and well-being of domestic workers.

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