Posted on 03/03/2014 12:00:35 PM PST by lafroste
I have run into an unusual situation. I have struck up a friendship with a philipina woman. However she is "employed" as a nanny by a couple from the UAE and is in Baltimore at the moment. The employers have confiscated her passport, work her 7 days a week with no days off or vacations. And pay her a nominal $9.00 per hour except they "hold" the money for her which amounts to $400.00 per week. (I haven't figured out the math on that one yet, since she is technically "on the job" 24 hours a day). What are her legal rights in this situation? What steps can I take to free her from this draconian servitude. Any advice is welcome.
Contact the FBI.
She is basically a slave, call the FBI
Be VERY careful. There are so many traps here to describe.
My first response is to run away as fast as possible.
Drop it. Walk away...quickly.
$10 says that her employers are liberal democrats
If she takes advantage of the fact that big liberal cities are “sanctuary cities” and gets with a women’s shelter, she loses out on back pay which could be a substantial amount in the Philippines.
Getting her to a safe place is important.... in addition to everything already advised above.
FBI..........
Ok, and here's the cynic: how much money does she want?
Get an attorney that deals with this issue and sue sue sue!
If she’s in Baltimore, a short bus/car trip to the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC, may be the best course of action.
I know the UAE does employ lots of women from the Phillipines to do the same work you described. So, this part sounds legit. As for the rest of the story, I think the Labor Board and/or FBI should be contacted. This may be normal practices in their homeland (UAE) but not in the US.
I am married to a Filipina, so am familiar with this situation. There is not much work there, except for overseas nanny-type work. A lot of the women pay a huge fee to an agency to become employed. I see it basically as selling yourself into slavery. Some of the “fees” that are charged by the agencies amount to an entire year salary. If they are working in the US, then they do have some rights. All bets are off overseas. My wife had a niece that was in a similar situation. I don’t think that there is a lot that can be done, other than to find out which agency she works for and report them to the Commission on Filipinos Overseas. See link below.
http://www.cfo.gov.ph/
Call the IRS. I will be her SS taxes are not being withheld.
Or the Baltimore police.
And expect her to them everything is A-OK, OKEY-DOKEY.
She is trying to get YOU to give her money.
No, wait...
That only happens in California to Republican governor candidates.
-PJ
RUN DO NOT WALK to the NEAREST EXIT on this! Filipinos(females) are MOSTLY PSHYCO! Ask ANY WESTPAC Navy or Marine they will tell you! AVOID this at ALL Costs!
$20 says that the filipina is a scam artiste.
What ever happened with the women that escaped from the Saudi residence in Northern Virginia.
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