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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (323511)	1/30/2007 1:49:31 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576881

Lets see - how about this for a point to consider. Different regions in the ME have different problems. In Israel-Pal you've got suicide bombers, in Iraq civil war with car bombing insurgents, and in Dubai absconding housemaids..... gulfnews.com Published: 30/01/2007 12:00 AM (UAE) Public warned not to employ runaway housemaids By Bassma Al Jandaly, Staff Reporter Dubai: An Ethiopian man who ran a manpower agency with a network of 43 absconding housemaids was arrested by the Ajman police, a senior official of the Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD) has said. Brigadier Mohammad Al Merri, Director-General of DNRD, said the visas of the housemaids were issued from Fujairah, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. The man operated from an apartment in Al Bustan area in Ajman. The housemaids worked in homes across the country. The Ethiopian initially worked with five housemaids. "One of the housemaids said she worked with an Emirati family in Abu Dhabi. They treated her well but she was goaded by other housemaids to run away from her sponsor. She said she regrets what she had done," Al Merri said. Nation Employment Published: 30/01/2007 12:00 AM (UAE) Public warned not to employ runaway housemaids By Bassma Al Jandaly, Staff Reporter Dubai: An Ethiopian man who ran a manpower agency with a network of 43 absconding housemaids was arrested by the Ajman police, a senior official of the Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD) has said. Brigadier Mohammad Al Merri, Director-General of DNRD, said the visas of the housemaids were issued from Fujairah, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. The man operated from an apartment in Al Bustan area in Ajman. The housemaids worked in homes across the country. The Ethiopian initially worked with five housemaids. "One of the housemaids said she worked with an Emirati family in Abu Dhabi. They treated her well but she was goaded by other housemaids to run away from her sponsor. She said she regrets what she had done," Al Merri said. He warned the public not to employ a runaway housemaid. "She could be suffering from an infectious diseases or she may have committed a crime or she is involved in some other dangerous issues," he said. Meanwhile, a DNRD official said that the deposit paid by expatriates to sponsor a domestic helper will be revised "so that they can sponsor domestic helpers without much of a financial pressure". He said one of the reasons for absconding maids is that they get easily hired by expatriates who do not wish to pay Dh15,000. He added that the new contract will be unique. He, however, stressed that the department will not interfere with the salary to be paid by the sponsor to the housemaid. The cost of sponsoring a housemaid for expatriate is Dh10,000 in fees for a two-year residency visa period and a Dh5,000 deposit. In addition the expatriate has to pay Dh1,200 for medical check-up and Dh200 for issuing the visa.