The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Marco Polo
Briefly

What Sara has seemingly gone through is horrific - she returned from her Bali trip to discover that a maid was intentionally obscuring cameras and inviting strangers to her house, seemingly with plans to traffic or kidnap her child. I have no issue with her taking that issue to the proper authorities and protecting her child as needed. As she told the story, I was shocked and appalled right along with the cast, and I hope her sweet son doesn't take too long to recover from whatever trauma he may have experienced.
The real rub is that the narrative that the wealthy expats have to be afraid of their house help is actually the opposite. Domestic workers in the UAE are routinely exploited, especially those who originate from Asia (the Philippines, in particular) and Africa. Passports taken, wages stolen, sexual abuse, the works - some stories of which I have been told personally are just stunningly horrific.
Read at Vulture
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