A disturbing video emerged from a woman in Saudia Arabia, who alleged that her employer forced her to breastfeed their dogs.
A disturbing video emerged from a woman in Saudia Arabia, who alleged that her employer forced her to breastfeed their dogs.
A woman claims her employer forced her to breastfeed their dogs, and took a sickening video of her carrying out the degrading duty.
The Kenyan mother had left her family behind, and had gone to work in Saudi Arabia, when she alleges that the distressing incident took place.
Francis Atwoli, Kenya’s Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General, has now called on President William Ruto’s government to ban employment agencies overseeing migration of Kenyan workers to Saudi Arabia.
On Sunday, Atwoli said he received a disturbing video from a woman in Saudia Arabia, who alleged that her employer forced her to breastfeed their dogs.
Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has called on President William Ruto’s government to ban employment agencies overseeing migration of Kenyan workers to Saudi Arabia.
Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has called on President William Ruto’s government to ban employment agencies overseeing migration of Kenyan workers to Saudi Arabia
“She left her husband and children in Kenya two months after giving birth,” Atwoli told NTV as he displayed a video of the alleged distressed woman breastfeeding.
“When they realised she can breastfeed, the employer gave her a job of breastfeeding puppies,” .
The COTU boss called for intergovernmental diplomacy to address the plight of Kenyans in Saudi Arabia and other gulf countries.
When they realised she can breastfeed, the employer gave her a job of breastfeeding puppies.
‘When they realised she can breastfeed, the employer gave her a job of breastfeeding puppies’
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“This is indirect slavery, I want to appeal to our government to go the way President Kibaki’s government under Phylis Kandie did.
“She banned all employment agencies in Kenya.
“Let this issue be a government-to-government.
“Let Kenya negotiate with Saudi Arabia on terms and conditions of service… so that our people can do decent jobs and not a job of breastfeeding dogs,” he said.
Atwoli said the inhumane actions being witnessed in Saudi Arabia are denying Kenyans dignity and respect.
Atwoli says it would be better for Kenyans to remain as they are instead of losing dignity
Atwoli says it would be better for Kenyans to remain as they are instead of losing dignity.
“It denies us our own citizenship as Kenyans who are from a free and independent country,” added Atwoli.
“I want to appeal to government to ban all employment agencies and review issues relate to outside employment as advocated for by the International Labour Organization.
Atwoli says it would be better for Kenyans to remain as they are instead of losing dignity.
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The claims are being investigated
He termed such actions as indirect slavery.
Citizen Digital has not independently verified the authenticity of the video in possession of the COTU boss, and that has been making rounds on social media platforms.
