BINUHUSAN NG KUMUKULONG TUBIG | Saudi recruiter of abused OFW suspended

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MANILA The Philippine embassy in Riyadh on Monday suspended the Saudi agency that recruited the Filipina maid whose employer's mother poured boiling water on her.

The case of Pahima Alagasi Palacasi, 23, of Malapaan, Pikit Cotabato, went viral on social media over the weekend after her cousin posted pictures of her burnt body on Facebook.

Palacasi, for her part, is determined to pursue her case against her employer, said Labor Attache to Riyadh Rustico Dela Fuente in his report to Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz.

"OFW Palacasi is determined to file a case against the employer (identified by Palacasi as Adil Akmad Badjuid). The embassy and the POLO will assist her," he added.

Philippine Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ezzedin Tago, through the embassys Assistance to Nationals Section and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office, immediately ordered suspension of Al Motkasess Recruitment Office, stopping it from recruiting more workers from the Philippines. Its partner in the Philippines is A-M Philippine Professional Services Corporation.

What happened

A few days after she arrived at her employers house in Riyadh last March 2014, Palacasi felt homesick and cried constantly. Palacasi said her male employer constantly kicked and lashed her.

Her employer then brought her back to the Saudi recruiter, who transferred her to the house of her employers mother because her employers wife did not want her back.

At about12 p.m. on May 4, the mother, who did not speak English, poured boiled water on Palacasi over a simple misunderstanding. In separate media accounts, Palacasi was allegedly slow in preparing the mothers cup of coffee.

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BINUHUSAN NG KUMUKULONG TUBIG | Saudi recruiter of abused OFW suspended