Last semester one of my friends taught a class on immigration issues in Doha. I sat in on several occasions, and yes, there was a great deal of discussion about how students' families treat their servants and other employees.
I think there two major shifts that need to happen. First, there needs to be more widespread realization that servants are people too. However, some percentage of the population is ALWAYS going to think of them as objects and try to exploit them -- that's true in every country. So the second shift has to be better legal protections, and severe penalties for employers who mistreat their employees.
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Re: Not something new
Date: 2007-08-03 08:30 am (UTC)I think there two major shifts that need to happen. First, there needs to be more widespread realization that servants are people too. However, some percentage of the population is ALWAYS going to think of them as objects and try to exploit them -- that's true in every country. So the second shift has to be better legal protections, and severe penalties for employers who mistreat their employees.