Twelve Burundian women die while working in Arab countries
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Breakingburundi
Twelve Burundian women who travelled to work in Arab countries died between 2025 and May 2026, according to rights organisation ALUCHOTO. The group also recorded 121 cases of violence and 97 instances of unlawful confinement, while Senate President Gervais Ndirakobuca called for tighter oversight of the 65 recruitment agencies.
Twelve Burundian women died in Arab countries between 2025 and May 2026 after travelling there to work, ALUCHOTO, a Burundian organisation defending people facing unemployment and torture, said in a report cited by Breakingburundi.
The report also records 121 women who were victims of domestic or sexual violence and 97 others who were unlawfully held in their employers’ homes. The allegations could not be independently verified and have renewed calls for tighter controls on recruitment agencies, which are accused of exploiting migrant workers and facilitating trafficking.
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