webfact Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 WHO's Thailand chief sued in Nonthaburi provincial court by former maidBANGKOK: -- The Nonthaburi provincial court has accepted a criminal lawsuit filed against World Health Organisation’s chief in Thailand by his former maid who accused him of abuses, illegal detention, assault, human trafficking and enslavement.The Ethiopean maid, 26-year old Ms Emabet Mamo Beezabe, sought help from the Law Council of Thailand which arranged for a lawyer to initiate the lawsuit against her former employer, Mr Yonas Tegegn, also an Ethiopean, WHO chief in Thailand.She said that she was asked by Mr Tegegn to come to Thailand to work as a maid for the WHO chief and his wife at their house. However, she claimed that during her one year and eight months working for the couple, she was beaten up several times by her employers, forced to work almost 24 hours a day, insulted, was given only plain rice to eat and was not paid.She said she earlier lodged a complaint with the Pakkred police but without any action taken against her employers and, therefore, resorted to help from the Law Council of Thailand.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/whos-thailand-chief-sued-in-nonthaburi-provincial-court-by-former-maid -- Thai PBS 2015-09-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehowden Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 She seems very aware of her rights for an Ethiopian maid, somebody "prompting" her do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrytraveller Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Sure....what's wrong with that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 She seems very aware of her rights for an Ethiopian maid, somebody "prompting" her do you think? She sought legal advice. Maybe she listened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 She seems very aware of her rights for an Ethiopian maid, somebody "prompting" her do you think? In think most people know right from wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbalEd Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 She seems very aware of her rights for an Ethiopian maid, somebody "prompting" her do you think? Actually read the article and you won't have to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakseeda Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 She seems very aware of her rights for an Ethiopian maid, somebody "prompting" her do you think? In think most people know right from wrong. HaHa... in Ethiopia most people Don't know right from left...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FangFerang Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 This happens all the time all over the world...maids working in foreign countries are especially vulnerable and easily exploited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 sue this cheap skate he gets well paid what a <deleted>#$k wit and his wife , a doctor with no compassion working for WHO bye bye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kannikapor88 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 So they treated her as a slave ... When in Rome comes to mind ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBrainer Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Sounds like another case of Human Trafficking. Maybe the Who chief should be sleeping with that bank manager that owned the pig farm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaidam Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Don't punish him too hard, last thing we need is another desperate "refugee" waiting at Calais for entry to the promised land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 She seems very aware of her rights for an Ethiopian maid, somebody "prompting" her do you think? After all that abuse I would surely hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 This is a story reported quite some time ago but I guess when first reported was not dealt with properly. I hope now it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 She seems very aware of her rights for an Ethiopian maid, somebody "prompting" her do you think? In think most people know right from wrong. HaHa... in Ethiopia most people Don't know right from left...... Wrong, very wrong. Have you ever been there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidee Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 who needs ethiopian maid when you can get a cambodian one for less than 100 baht per day ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bino Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 (edited) who needs ethiopian maid when you can get a cambodian one for less than 100 baht per day ? Or a Thai citizen. To me, in the cold light of the current Immigration department corruption scandal and crackdown after the bombings, it screams about how "flexible" the Thailand Immigration department can be when they want to or they are incentivized. What skills does an Ethiopian maid have that a Thai does not? How do they get the work permit for a maid? Edited September 11, 2015 by bino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 (edited) Here's the story from earlier. :http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/814737-top-who-official-in-thailand-denies-maid-slavery-claims/ Here's the good man with another good man. Edited September 11, 2015 by ratcatcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 who needs ethiopian maid when you can get a cambodian one for less than 100 baht per day ? Economics has nowt to do with it. Because she was from his home country he was able to exert more control over her as well as being able to communicate with her in Amharic. I doubt he has any Khmer skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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