Migrant domestic staff 'at risk'

Some migrant domestic workers said they worked up to 16 hours a day Most migrant domestic workers brought to the UK by their employers face abuse and exploitation, a report claims. The study by Oxfam and campaign group Kalayaan found that 10% had reported sexual abuse, 26% physical abuse and 72% psychological abuse from bosses. Oxfam's Kate Wareing said they were among "the most vulnerable and exploited people in the UK". But a Home Office spokesperson said that measures protecting such employees were already in place. No time off The report - entitled The New Bonded Labour? - argues that the workers, mostly poor women from developing countries brought into the UK by employers, are routinely ill-treated. Of the staff registered in 2006 with Kalayaan - which campaigns for more rights for migrant domestic workers - 43% of... [read full story]