When a Sri Lankan family moved to the Gulf in search of a better life,they reckoned without stringent labour laws that would bring unspeakable griefHoled up in an apartment on the seventh floor of a tower block in Sharjah, the family of five desperate Sri Lankans were racking up debts and disquiet at an alarming rate.
Unable to pay fines that had been mounting daily since their visas expired four years earlier, or they felt trapped. The father’s passport had been withheld by an employer,which meant the 55-year-customary could neither find work in the United Arab Emirates nor leave the wealthy Gulf state to seek employment elsewhere. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk