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This isn't just saudis. Dubai, Emirates, Egypt ... under the Kafala system, foreign workers gets their passport confiscated by their employers and aren't free to get out of the country. It's slavery, there is no other name for that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafala_system

Of course maids get abused, tortured and raped by their employers and the family, and even when they travel to Europe with their employers, they are mistreated the exact same way. But since the Saudis are filthy rich, Europe turns a blind eye...




Europeans are infuriated by their governments' treatment of wealthy autocrats and oligarchs. They don't turn a blind eye any more than anyone else.




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