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Domestic Servitude in Colombo (2023)

A domestic servitude case from 2023 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1 source on file.

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What happened

Sri Lankan women trafficked to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia for domestic work. Subjected to physical abuse, sexual assault, confinement, non-payment. Accused: Sri Lankan recruitment agencies and Gulf employers.

Response and intervention

Sri Lankan Bureau of Foreign Employment. Agencies blacklisted; some workers repatriated. Lawyers Beyond Borders Sri Lanka.

Domestic Servitude2023

Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2023

Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan women recruited for domestic work in Gulf states through fraudulent agencies. Abuse confinement wage theft Accused: Unlicensed recruitment agencies with Gulf networks.

1 source
Forced Labor2024

Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 2024

Sri Lanka LK

Internal trafficking of tea plantation workers. Tamil plantation workers in bonded-like conditions, wages below subsistence, employer-controlled housing. Accused: Tea estate management companies.

1 source
Forced Labor2024

Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, 2024

Sri Lanka LK

Workers recruited for Saudi construction through fraudulent agency. Confined to worksite passports held wages unpaid for months. Accused: Sri Lankan recruitment agency with Saudi employer.

1 source