Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua on Thursday, May 15, revealed the government would review the policy allowing domestic workers from Kenya to work in Saudi Arabia.
While speaking during the regional conference on Quality Skills Development and Apprenticeship in Mombasa, Mutua disclosed that plans were underway to restructure the approach on whether domestic workers will be allowed to work in the Gulf nations.
Mutua's remarks were in response to a damning report by Amnesty International which revealed that domestic workers in Saudi Arabia were facing various forms of abuse, including forced labour, exploitation, and human trafficking.
The NGO lamented that Kenyans are lured to Saudi Arabia with promises of well-paying jobs, only for them to find themselves trapped and being abused by their employers.
