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29 March 2024

20 runaway African housemaids arrested

The runaway housemaids arrested in Dubai's Frij Murar area recently.

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By Mohammed Al Sadafy

Dubai’s General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs has arrested in the Frij Murar area of the emirate 20 housemaids of African origin for fleeing their sponsors to work for illegally for others.

Major General Mohammad Al Marri, director of the General Directorate, praised concerned officials in conducting raids to arrest illegal workers.

Khalaf Al Ghaith, Assistant Director General, said he was following the instructions of Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, to inspect the cafes in Frij Murar. 27 cafes, most of them owned by Africans, were raided.

Ghaith said people with information on people employing fugitive workers should contact 8005111.