I live in a large compound that has been subdivided into six walled sub-compounds. My wife and I occupy one of the sub-compounds, while three other sub-compounds are occupied by my in-laws. My wife and I don't have a maid or helper, but each of my in-laws have at least a female maid, and one or two helper boys.
One of my in-laws is getting on in her years, and I suspect that she is starting to get a little senile. She is constantly complaining about financial problems, and I noticed that recently she cut back on the amount and type of food she is feeding her male helpers. In addition, she makes them sleep on cots next to her car, in case anyone tries to steal her gasoline at night. I talked to the old lady's husband, he agreed that the treatment was inhumane, but he simply said, "What can I do, that is her sickness."
My wife says that the type of rice she is feeding them is something that it normally not used for human consumption (has a lot of dirt and rock) and she also gives them salted fish once a day. Both of these boys have lost a lot of weight, and right now one of them is very sick. If I had to guess, I'd say that their both getting around 1,000 - 1,500 calories a day, and what they are eating probably doesn't contain much in the way of vitamins and minerals. On top of that, she works these two boys ragged like a pair of Chinese *******.
(Apparently part of the problem may stem from the fact that the parents of these two boys borrowed money from my in-laws, and failed to pay it back. Thus the boys were sent to work of the debt.)
I know that this may sound like a naive question, but is there any government agency here that looks out for the welfare of domestic servants? My wife and I have been giving them extra food, but we can't really afford to feed other people's workers, especially when we decided that hiring our own maid is money not well spent. I
One of my in-laws is getting on in her years, and I suspect that she is starting to get a little senile. She is constantly complaining about financial problems, and I noticed that recently she cut back on the amount and type of food she is feeding her male helpers. In addition, she makes them sleep on cots next to her car, in case anyone tries to steal her gasoline at night. I talked to the old lady's husband, he agreed that the treatment was inhumane, but he simply said, "What can I do, that is her sickness."
My wife says that the type of rice she is feeding them is something that it normally not used for human consumption (has a lot of dirt and rock) and she also gives them salted fish once a day. Both of these boys have lost a lot of weight, and right now one of them is very sick. If I had to guess, I'd say that their both getting around 1,000 - 1,500 calories a day, and what they are eating probably doesn't contain much in the way of vitamins and minerals. On top of that, she works these two boys ragged like a pair of Chinese *******.
(Apparently part of the problem may stem from the fact that the parents of these two boys borrowed money from my in-laws, and failed to pay it back. Thus the boys were sent to work of the debt.)
I know that this may sound like a naive question, but is there any government agency here that looks out for the welfare of domestic servants? My wife and I have been giving them extra food, but we can't really afford to feed other people's workers, especially when we decided that hiring our own maid is money not well spent. I