Pinay Housemaid Complains Employer Not Honoring Work Contract

By on January 1, 2013

A Filipino housemaid has complained her employer does not respect her contract.

Angeline (not her real name) said that instead of receiving 350, she was told she would receive 250 (SR 900), and that she would receive her salary every three months. She also does not get a day off.

Earlier reports said the new contract agreement between the Kingdom and the Philippines, which contains 19 articles, guarantees the rights of both the employer and the employee. The latter should receive 400 (SR 1,500), to be deposited directly to the housemaid’s bank account.

saudi-arabia-mapHowever, a senior Filipino diplomat in the Kingdom said he suspected that Angeline’s contract had been under the old rules, in force before the new agreement.

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