Three women, who were allegedly “trafficked” into Bahrain and working as housemaids, have been rescued after a video appeal went viral.
The women – Valli Karnan, 41; Vadivukarasi Srinivasan, 38; and Velankanni Saranvanan, 34 – arrived in Bahrain on February 5 this year to work as housemaids.
However, in March the three cousins from Chennai, India got in touch with the manpower agent who had sent them to Bahrain, saying they wanted to return home as they were not happy with the working conditions and delayed salaries.
On Friday, the video by a sobbing Ms Srinivasan was posted on social media, urging authorities to rescue Ms Karnan who was reportedly slapped on the face with sandals, locked up in a room for almost 10 days and denied food for three days.
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