Safeguarding Kenya’s Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia

Abstract

There is a need for concerted bilateral and domestic multi-agency efforts to protect Kenyan citizens from labour trafficking. It is critical that the government fast-tracks the labour migration bill to create a framework for the harmonised system to manage labour exports. Moreover, the urgency to negotiate an extradition treaty with Saudi Arabia and protect distressed Kenyans in the Gulf cannot be overstated. The government should, meanwhile, sensitise Kenyans on official migration procedures, the avenues for training and the importance of the Musaned system to encourage Kenyans to work abroad through the proper channels.