MIGRANTE

Migrant Worker Turned Activist Speaks Out About Gulf Slavery Following Cruel Rant by Kuwaiti Makeup Queen

KUWAIT – Many have learned the hard way that social media can be a double-edged sword.
Such is the case for Kuwaiti Instagram personality and make-up superstar Sondos Alqattan, whose July 10 video on Instagram not only managed to go viral after being broadcast to her 2.3 million followers – normally a measure of success – but also outraged an entire nation.
It also once again shed light on the bone-chilling conditions faced by hundreds of thousands of Filipino domestic workers across the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.