Chennai: A 45-year-old woman from Coimbatore who was harassed by her employer in Kuwait for more than six months was rescued by officials recently.
The woman, Ramya (name changed) reached the city last Friday. In May last year, the woman who was working as a nurse went to Kuwait through an agent.
On reaching there, she was met with another agent who confiscated her passport and made her sign on three blank notes.
According to a representative of the National Domestic Workers Movement who helped in rescuing the woman from her employer, the nurse’s workload was slowly increased after a month and she was made to work for over 20 hours on days. “Apart from her nursing duties, she was also made to do a range of work including housekeeping,” the representative said.
Ramya managed to contact her husband, after which her phone was also seized. When she questioned the harassment, she was told to repay the loan of '2 lakh she took from the employer with interest and was also threatened with consequences. Meanwhile, two nurses from Kerala who relieved themselves from the employer told Ramya’s husband about the ordeal she was facing there, after which he filed a complaint with the authorities.
Meanwhile, NDWM also coordinates and rescues the woman with the help of the Indian Embassy in Kuwait. Ramya was issued an emergency passport and sent home. She reached the City airport last Friday.
