Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia
Here is a link to a story by an Arab journalist, Abdullah Al-Mutairi, about the way in which foreign workers, especially South Asians, are treated in Saudi Arabia. (Thanks again, Robin Khundkar.) The writer asks his compatriots: “Why is there so much hate inside us?” I liked very much the article’s concluding lines:
I remember when I was in England last summer, arriving at the front door of the house where I was staying. I saw a little girl standing outside the house next to mine. I wondered if she would curse me or throw stones at me or whether she would just look away in disgust. Instead, she carried on watering the flowers in the small garden; then she looked up and waved at me, with a big smile on her face. Could that have happened here?
The photograph above by Jamie Francis comes from an excellent report, back in 2002, in the St Petersburgh Times, about migrant workers, including women, in Saudi Arabia.
Amitav…interesting stuff man…
Comment by Ajit Chouhan — March 31, 2006 @ 11:41 am
Why do they hate us so much?
A Saudi man in Abu Dhabi has an Indian delivery man who he describes as “a good man, hardworking and devoted”. One day they are having a quick chat when he delivers the paper. The Indian talks about his work and his dream to live in London…
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