1.0TimesKuwaithttps://timeskuwait.com/newsTimesAdminhttps://timeskuwait.com/news/author/timesadmin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4q05bjQHUH"><a href="https://timeskuwait.com/news/kidnap-and-ransom-of-housemaids/">Kidnap and ransom of housemaids</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://timeskuwait.com/news/kidnap-and-ransom-of-housemaids/embed/#?secret=4q05bjQHUH" width="600" height="338" title="“Kidnap and ransom of housemaids” — TimesKuwait" data-secret="4q05bjQHUH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://timeskuwait.com/news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> http://timeskuwait.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/screenshot-29-e1569913688492.jpg700374A new twist to the ongoing saga of exploitation of Indian domestic helpers in Gulf countries has emerged with news that more and more household workers are being imprisoned by recruitment agents or sponsors, and being freed only after payment of a ransom. Labor activists have expressed grave concerns about this growing phenomena of abducting […]