130 SL maids food poisoned in Jordan

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One hundred and thirty (130) Sri Lankan domestic workers who had taken refuge at their embassy in Jordan have been hospitalised with food poisoning, a security official said.

Colonel Farid al-Sharaa, in a statement, said their condition was "stable" after having fallen ill from food ordered from a restaurant. The women were taken to three hospitals in Amman after receiving first aid, he said.

The women had taken refugee at the Sri Lankan embassy after rows with their employers and were awaiting repatriation or a settlement to return to work.(Business Recorder)

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union Saturday, 06 October 2012 04:34 PM

Was it a plot to harm them by those puppets working at the embassy? Shame that these domestic slaves are the biggest foreing revenue earners and their money been spent lavishly by our politicians. Those innocent victims are not even fed properly

Hussain Saturday, 06 October 2012 05:33 PM

Poison, raped, assaulted, jailed, killed, humiliated, impregnated ........What next for these poor souls on whose forex earnings our corrupt politicians, big wigs & their degenerate progeny are riding on luxury vehicles, enjoying the good life & partying, while these poor souls are damned & in a living hell. Who will speak for them or go to their aid?

Gadzooks Saturday, 06 October 2012 06:12 PM

Who is that Colonel you quote?

Gadzooks Saturday, 06 October 2012 06:17 PM

You have just spoken out for them, and I applaud!

senavi Saturday, 06 October 2012 11:30 PM

not only politicians, officials and professionals who hardly earn a dollar for the country

lee Sunday, 07 October 2012 05:24 AM

There is even a worst part to it mate. In spite of the immense contribution to the economy our children born overseas have no access whats or ever if they want to attend any of the local universities. What is that they did wrong that they do not deserve free higher education?

Senavi Sunday, 07 October 2012 05:35 AM

So called domestic workers ..complain about middle east....as for Hussein comment ...raped and killed...? I really don't know why these people love the middle east..to earn the biggest foreign revenue to this country.very sad ..just like the typical Sri lanken..always complaining..if Arabs are so bad ...why go there...go to china ...Korea....Japan....Burma,,,so called way of life is practiced...
I been in middle east..the way our Sri lanken behave..it serves them right..Arabs are good people ...except few people.. Are messed up..like all countries..

Amali kulatunga Sunday, 07 October 2012 06:26 AM

I don't like it anyway..but Sri Lanka is living on the Muslim countries...china is just trying to suck our blood and spread there population...

Gamini Sunday, 07 October 2012 11:17 AM

Something is seriously wrong at the SL embassy in Jordan.

senavi Sunday, 07 October 2012 04:26 PM

what hussian says is the dependence of SL government on these workers for dollars. And pl do not steal other's posting names

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