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  • Essay / Domestic Workers Case Study - 717

    Migrant workers in the Middle East are unskilled workers from underdeveloped countries who are transported to another country and become housekeepers to improve their lives and that of their family in order to obtain better materials and better social conditions. Many of these workers come from poor countries like South/East Asia and Africa and lack education and resources. For years, it has failed to protect domestic workers in the Middle East. Many of them are victims of abuse, receive low wages and have little time off, are generally unable to leave their homes, and work excessive hours. Many will face abuse, violence and discrimination in their daily lives and may even be forced into trafficking. Looking at this topic from a conflict theory perspective, I think this would be seen as placing domestic workers at the very bottom of the social class, they have a very low status. They are treated with very little respect and are victims of physical, sexual and psychological violence. Domestic workers are treated like servants 24 hours a day. They must choose between reporting their incidents to the police and fearing eviction and losing the small wages they earn to obtain better material and social conditions for themselves and their families or not report their incidents and be treated as they are. The power of a migrant worker rests in the hands of employers, as they will hold their immigration papers and can confiscate their passport. Employers consider these domestic workers their property. I agree with this view because there are many cases where domestic workers have resorted to suicide due to a horrible fate... middle of paper ...... life has not not such importance. Many obese people avoid seeking help and often feel discriminated against and misunderstood by both the public and their doctors. They also mentioned that obesity is the hallmark of type 2 diabetes and affects up to 85% of people. Additionally, Canadian children are becoming increasingly overweight and obese. Children aged 5 to 17 are 19.7% overweight and 11.7% obese, compared to 15% in 1978. They mentioned that in 2012, 19% of Canadian men and 18% of women were classified as obese. They also cited early adulthood statistics: in 2012, 41.3% of Canadian men and 26.9% of women were classified as overweight and 19% of men and 18% of women were classified as obese. , the combined rates have remained stable since 2010. Their presentation made me aware of the importance of obesity and how it is gradually increasing in our society.