About this resource
Kenyan Women’s Gulf Jobs Begin With Hope and End in Horror
Reporting from Kenya on women who returned from domestic work in the Gulf and the patterns of exploitation, abuse and death associated with the kafala system.
Why it is included
The article brings women’s testimony and bereaved families’ pursuit of justice into public debate about recruitment, labour protections and cross-border accountability.
Women migrant workersGulf migrationAccountability
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Resource record reviewed: 9 August 2026. Summaries are prepared by Global Justice Kenya; authorship of the underlying publication remains as stated above.