Trapped in Oman - BBC Africa Eye Documentary

Blocking the abusers face is part of the problem. These people need to be exposed and shamed all around the world. No privacy for them.

As an African, I'm so angry. This needs to be circulated to all Social Media. Especially TikTok. To spread the word Agencies should be exposed.

As a Malawian, I am angry at those oppressors but also at our own government for making our own country hard to survive in.

How difficult is it for AFRICAN Governments to pass laws to ban operations of these recruiters? We see it playing over and over on TV of girls trapped in Lebanon, Dubai, Saudi Arabia. Let’s live in our poverty in Africa instead of traveling to the Middle East where conditions are even worse than our perceived African poverty.

My partner's cousin was in Jordan. She was in big trouble she became mentally ill and they didn't want to release her. Luckily a family member who was a British journalist helped to get her released but she was severely ill and could not even remember her mother. Now she is fine, we thank God.

It seems these people who mistreat housekeepers are not really looking for housekeepers. They are looking for people to unleash their anger on and capture

I have a cousin who went to work in Saudi, she returned and doesn't want to even speak about the ordeal she went through. She said never in your life as an African young female women go there. she said if hell has a place in this wold, its there. African women no matter our desperation for better opportunities, the middle east should never come cross our minds.

Our bad leaders in Africa put us in this mess. People live in abject poverty while politicians own private jets and islands. 💔 The common Africans aren’t even asking for too much, we just want a good life so we won’t have to go out to these countries to be treated like slaves.

Two of my cousins were trafficked to Oman. Many thanks to the Zimbabwean government for bringing them back home safely .

The countries that enable modern day slavery need to be held accountable. The child filmed hitting the enslaved servant was just appalling. What kind of culture enables such behaviour?

This could have been my story. I thank God i put my foot down and said no. Poverty at home is better than Poverty in a different country. This is just not it

I'm a Kenyan and such issues have been reported many times in the media. But what makes me angry is when one body is flown back to the country other ladies are busy boarding planes to go to these Arab countries. They are aware of what awaits them but they rather go and face inhumane treatment than stay in their country. Some years back I used to hear stories but now I know of relatives and friends who work as domestic workers in Arab countries. One of my relatives came back in a very critical condition almost losing her life so we thought she wouldn't go back but shock on us, after she recovered she approached another agent, and as we speak she is not in the country. African countries should unite and put an end to this modern slavery.

Why are those owners face blurred. They should be shown to the world. So much torturing

you see how people suffer in these countries .....what black people still go through. it's not just Oman it's the whole of the middle east.

The issue here is that the governments of these gulf states (Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates) are all complacent. Since these people were prequalified and given visas, there should be monthly check-ins with government support staff to confirm that the terms of their going are still being met. The United Nations should take this as a call for action to sanction these countries for continuing to profit from slavery. The cries of the innocents will not go unpunished.

I blame our African leaders lack of opportunies pushes us to go abroad. Africa is beautiful but poverty is soo painful that it will push you where you think the grass is greener.

I’m Omani, I’m from Oman I would love to help I saw all the documentary and I’m surprised this is happening here in my country so I would be glad to help because I’m human and what I saw is against humanity

It is truly awful situation for domestic workers. I met this very young and innocent Ethiopian girl who worked for years in the daughter’s family for three years, then for the father’s family for three years without pay. When I met her by chance she told me that she hasn’t been paid for most of these years. I investigated and I found out that the daughter reported her as a run away so she can be trapped in the father’s house. At this point I knew it was a trick so that the daughter will not be accused of not paying this young woman’s salary for years. I immediately sought the help of the Ethiopian consulate and gave them all the facts. The girl was rescued by the consulate and under their protection until her case is heard by the authorities. I fought for this innocent girl and luckily she was not harmed physically because in the Kingdom of Bahrain, there is very strict rules to protect domestic workers, thank God. Until this young girl’s rights are restored, I will not rest absolutely not. With my love and support to all those women who works so hard to help their families… I salute you all.

The saddest thing is another young African lady is watching this and saying 'my story will be diff" 😢.

The slapping of a domestic worker by a young, undisciplined Arab boy:39 just shows the level of mistreatment these African women go through while working as domestic workers...quite sad.