Destination UAE – 5 Kuwait – 5 Bahrain – 3 Jordan - 1 Qatar – 4 Jordan – 3 Oman – 2 Kuwait – 2 Complaints Wage Violations – 8 Maltreatment – 6 Undocumented – 4 No day-off – 3 Run away – 3 Insufficient food – 2 Overwork – 2 Death – 2 Missing – 2 Sexual abuse – 2 Detention – 1 Rape – 1 Mental disorder – 1 Wage Violation – 14 Maltreatment - 11 Insufficient food – 5 Sexual abuse -3 Overwork – 3 Run away – 3 No day-off - 3 Detention – 2 Sick – 2 Mental disorder – 2 Missing – 1 Rape – 1 UAE – 7 Qatar – 5 Lebanon – 2 Jordan – 2 Bahrain – 2 Wage Violation – 26 Overwork – 15 Maltreatment – 9 Detention – 6 Rape – 6 Sick – 4 Run away - 2 No day off – 2 Sexual abuse - 2 Illegal recruitment – 1 Insufficient food – 1 Undocumented – 1 Death – 1 Lebanon – 3 Jordan – 3 Qatar – 1 UAE - 1 Wage Violation – 12 Maltreatment – 5 Overwork – 5 Sick - 4 Made to work for several household – 2 Insufficient food - 2 Undocumented – 1 No day-off – 1 Missing – 1 Detention – 1 Rape – 1 Trafficking - 1 As a general observation, the DFA reports noted the increasing number of maltreated and sexually abused women; but their decision not to file a case against their perpetrators are due to either of the following reasons: 1) pressure from families not to file a case 2) would like to immediately go home to their families 3) may be stranded for a long time due to court hearing schedules; 4) lack of evidence. It was also mentioned that there was an increasing number of HSW runaways due to unfair labor practice such as working in various households/for relatives of the sponsor/ employer.21 21 Ibid.

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