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Vile abuse, vicious beatings and constant intimidation from the religious police: Shocking extent of cruel treatment meted out to expat staff by Saudi royals revealed
Ruth Styles
July 30, 2014
- Cay Garcia, from Cape Town, worked as a butler for a Saudi princess
- Was disgusted by extent of the abuse, mostly directed at Filipino maids
- Eventually left after confronting her employer about treatment of staff
- Incidents included beatings and rooms being trashed as punishment
- Also saw one maid being forced to tip a bucket of ice over her own head
- Expats cannot leave without being given an exit visa by their employer
- As a result, maids with whom Cay worked are trapped in Riyadh
- Cay has chosen not to give the name of her blue-blooded employer
When Cay Garcia, a fifty-something from Cape Town, was offered a well-paid job working for a princess from Saudi Arabia's ruling dynasty, she jumped at the chance.
But less than four months after she arrived in the Saudi capital Riyadh, she was hustled on to a plane and thrown out of the country - all because she stood up to her abusive employer.
Now back in South Africa, she has written a book laying bare her experiences at the hands of the Saudi royals - and sheds light on a side of Riyadh life that is rarely seen by outsiders.
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