Keni binti Carda, an Indonesian maid returned from Saudi Arabia in 2008 covered with scars. She said her employer burned her with an iron and forced her to eat excrement.
Photo: Sim Chi Yin, NYT

From the New York Times

WASHINGTON — When governments from around the globe passed a treaty in June to protect domestic workers, labor experts called it a surprising breakthrough for millions of exploited women.

Even countries that fail to ratify the pact will eventually be judged by its standards, they said, and the campaign to pass it had enlisted fresh allies, newly mindful of abuses from unpaid wages to rape.

Two days later, Saudi Arabia, a major destination for domestic workers, beheaded an Indonesian maid — at once highlighting the need for protections and the challenges of putting them in place.

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