The Hidden Lives Of 'Housegirls' - BBC Africa Eye documentary
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- In Uganda, young women are leaving their homes to try and find jobs as domestic workers, but for some their new lives can lead to mistreatment and abuse.
A charity in Kenya is calling for the introduction of laws to protect domestic workers, who are commonly referred to as ‘housegirls’, to ensure their safety.
For BBC Africa Eye, reporter Nancy Kacungira has been investigating why young women living near Uganda’s border are leaving their villages to find work in Kenya.
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Take heart sisters. I was a maid in Zimbabwe, treated like a donkey, when the madam boss realized I was smart she started getting worried about her husband noticing. I had to leave. On Monday I submitted my Bachelors thesis in another country. I am going to be a teacher and I got employed before finishing my studies. Keep the faith. One day it shall be well.
I knew someone from 🇿🇼 would comment. This is happening in our country too. Bless you dear, I'm glad you have managed to make a life for yourself.
Yoo in Zim was your employer a foreigner?
Yes, that's correct. Don't ever let them know you are smart unless it's beneficial to you. These people hate when you are smart.
@@leesteal4458 True. Smart people only need other people to know their smart when it's beneficial. Let them think you have low intellect if it helps you, make sure you are always in control even though they have the title of employer and you have the title of employee.
@@zulujanet6090 . Why a foreigner??? It's your own who usually treats you the worst.
How can you mistreat a person who can poison you and your family?
and when you die who's gonna pay them lol
I've never understood that!
@@shothastar They will find another employer.
Exactly, they don't think.
Me If I had a housegirl i would treat em like my daughter, it doesn't take all that, plus you reap what you sowed
I'm from Philippines and i can relate the girls situation. I'm also a House girl (Domestic Helper) in Hong Kong my Chinese employer treated like an animal. I only have one meal a day and no proper bed during winter. My female employer always jealous if her husband look at me or talk to me. The pain of being alone and away from home combined with maltreatment, over work and luck of sleep broke my spirit. The egency that brought me to Hong Kong did nothing to help me. I suffered 2 yrs to finished my contract and finally, now im home!To all house girls like me all over the world, im sending you all my hugs and prayers .I hope someday life will be easy for us all.
Amen
Is there anyways you can complain now to hk authorities about your ex employer?
@@MissNancyLondon I'm with my children! 😆 I am ok. We are planting bananas and anything that can eat. We are land tenants. I'm happy with my family now! Thank you so much for your kind words! 🙏
@@dilyaTebya no way that i can complain!
@@ednacosino5254 so good to hear 🙂 That’s great news 💕
I'm a Kenyan lady... I've been a house girl and I know how it feels... currently I have a house girl whom I treat as family...we are agemates and I see her as my sister...I thank God for her...May almighty God protect all domestic workers and open new doors to them 🙏🙏
I have never heard the word agemates before but it's a lovely word. Thanks for sharing
Blessings ziku follow mazee
@@MsBhappy
It's common word in Africa particularly Nigeria
@@jordanmcpherson1903 me I’m looking for work and I travel
@@sarkinyakinjabo7607 and in Kenya .
Ok.. if you are rich enough to hire a “house girl “ why can’t you just be a decent person? It’s not hard
For centuries, aristocrats have believed that if you treat servants well, they'll forget their place. So, you have to be stern, even beat them when necessary to keep them in their place.
It's a misperception that it's only rich people who got house girls.
Even house girls often got house girls.
@Chris Ward you're gross
Do you think slaveowners in the U.S. were "decent" to their slaves? I understand and agree with what you said, but it it is misguided to think that wealthy people will treat poor people with respect if they don't have to.
GaslitWorld f. Melissa B when you’re supervisor is an asshole it doesn’t increase my productivity. It actually makes me start to resent them. But if they’re fair and reasonable I do a better job. I mean that rule by iron fist concept is so dated.
"When a girl child is educated you have educated the nation." Amen!👏
Bright Star when a boy s educated, you can build a nation. Who is the majority of your builders, electricians, plumbers, information technicians? Without them, you have no nation.
Geraldo S no stfu. Women rule
@@geraldos9094 but it is the woman that carries the nation🤔🙄 (birth)
Melanated Bratt What does that have to do with the original comment of education? I proved by educating the man, you can build a nation. Name any nation built by women....
@@geraldos9094 my point is it takes man AND woman to work together. Women are more than just sex objects
You know someone is guilty the moment they start talking about they been so good to you and treated you like family
Exactly. They should be sorry and offer to compensate her
Yes. It was house cats that scratched her neck.
Underpaying them is one thing but physical and mental abuse just shows an extra level of horribleness some people get to.
I've seen my own mother do it and I hate her for it to this day
@@maryalice5772 damn. It's even worse from people you know should know better
if you have a roof, a job and food, brother, sister be humble.. i cried watching this. the world is a hard place to live
Sure
Very true
That's true. ...
I tell you brother 😢
Bro it’s really intense out here man
Father in the Name of Jesus please remember every woman working as a domestic worker who are going thru hardships
willa defay Yes He died and rose up that’s y we believe in Him anyway I’m not here to argue but I believe In the power of prayers thru His Name
@willa defay Christians believe that Jesus was there at the creation, according to the gospel of John chapter 1 and other verses in the Bible.
@willa defay many fools believe jesus saves
Amen
Amen
If I had a “house girl” helping me at home, I would be so grateful and kind to her! I just don’t understand how some of the “bosses” don’t have any compassion! These are just young girls, far from home!
Employ me ma'am ❤️
I'd give anything to be able to afford domestic help. I'd treat her like she was gold.
May God bless your kind heart
Same. I wish one could come to America. I work from home as a nurse so she’d just have to keep my 3 year old busy during the day & have food/snacks ready for the older kids when they get out of school, help with clothes and dishes when I get behind, but we have a washing machine and dishwasher so it’s easy. I’d pay for her education and we’d shop & get our nails done together on the weekends. She would eat dinner with the family, if we eat steak and lobster she is too.
That girl Esther, she has a heart of gold, a go-getter. God bless. Hope she's doing good.
Shame on Beatrice and the husband, we can see you are lying outrightly.May justice prevail
@ Young shiro hii kenya haina justice hata kidogo . you will soon see the killer Beatrice walking out freely . hii kenya nitahama
Shame on her...I hate her so much...with her sharp nails and devilish woman.
Ati they used to take her for holidays so they did that out of their own will. Court cases in kenya weee!!!
Young Shiro you can tell that they are both lying. But as the Lord live they will surely pay for their weakedness .
@Young Shiro Yes it's very clear that they are lying. Despicable people.
I grew up with a house girl ,my mother told us to call her mum, we literally never even knew she was a house girl until we grew up, we used to do all the house work but she was there to guide us, she played the role of a mother in our lives while our mum was busy looking for the daily bread being a single mum. We respect and love this lady until now even when she left .we lived with her for over 19years.May God bless her she was amazing.
That's beautiful 🙏🏾 God bless your family
Beautiful - you can show your appreciation by helping her or someone in her family out. That's what I did - even the same lady is not alive. I helped one of her grand children to complete school and hope to be able to do more for her family as a way of showing appreciation
Your mother is a very good hearted lady... not like these evil bosses
The word "house girl" is just demeaning, I just wonder if you treated her like a mum!!! Was she really a girl or you used an underaged girl as your helper?
I love this story.
I was tortured in Nairobi by my uncles wife a senior govt official the uncle and there children but God is a perfect judge,I WAS BEATEN,ABUSED AND THEY even PRETENDED TO CURSE ME.I AM TODAY BLESSED with good children job and businesses.My fellows keep praying for yourselves as i pray for you.God loves you, you are not alone.
Oh my god, I am so sorry for what you had to go through. I am so happy to know that you are doing much better in life. May God bless and protect your family forever. Amen
❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love the statement, how can you mistreat a person that can poison you?
We had maids growing up in Nigeria, and I swear my parents treated them like family. In fact they would gain weight, my parents paid for their education etc. This video made me cry, when the young girl met up with her grandmother again and they hugged. I hope these girls in the video are doing much better.
Exactly my mum educated all house girls we took in that wanted to be educated. One of them recently got married after 10 years or more after her being our maid, we attended her wedding. This video doesn’t show all sides and this side, is brutal and saddening
Why mistreat another human being period?
Yes I pray the same
I really dont understand people like why the hell is it so hard to be kind ?
True, some people sold there heart to the devil. Very sad
They though kindness will cost their lives
I struggle with this in my brain nearly everyday... like it’s actually harder to be nasty.. humans are maaaad. They go out there way to be complete wankers. They really get a high off of it.
I mean dont you want one for your house?
I m nice...At least I m trying ;-)
When you educate a girl, you educate a nation. Let that soak in
There are many great TED talks on this!
Cuz girls make everything better somehow. It's the truth
This is true but we women need to do better. We are sometimes too mean and cruel. If you employ someone, no need to rub it and kill them in the process
@@medicamedico4335 And that’s one of the main reasons why this world is in a horrid state. Feminism has destroyed you all..
Jeremiah 31:22 “22 How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A WOMAN SHALL COMPASS A MAN.”
No worries, the Most High will put things along with the woman’s true role in its proper order very soon. Just watch..
Very true sister
The look on guys face when his wife was talking about how she didn't do it. LMFAOO.
His face is saying yes you do🤣🤣🤣
I knew she wasn't telling the truth in court! It was written all over his face when she was being interviewed. She did it and they need to pay for the bad behavior toward her ex-house girl. She has been traumatized!
Just the way this woman is speaking explains how mean she is. I have met people like her before. "She thinks she deserves too much, etc ..." I'm ashamed of how some human beings are so so heartless
Shr does not wabt to be held accountable nxa
I agree. You can totally tell she did it. She is evil.
Welcome to Africa.
How do you deny food,to a human being that's in your house while you're eating.
i just can`t understand how the can feel good doing it
Blaq Rose people re twisted
Vile
only wicked peoples do that God will answer her prayer
Please tell me. I feed everyone else before myself in my home. This is crazy.
Domestic work should be a registered profession in African countries. That way, the fundamental human rights of workers would be secured. Laws against physical and emotional abuse would be enforced. I’m grateful for documentaries and videos like this that exposes their harsh realities.
I’m from Nigeria. Cases like this are so rampant especially in big cities like Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt. They go unnoticed; “see something, say nothing.”
Blake McKenzie
trust me even unbothered professions, there is so so so much emotional abuse. People who have made it and are employers seem to stop being human when they have
Great opinion
My Question Is Too You Because I’m In America And I’m Pissed 😤. Why Aren’t Y’all Upset 😡 When You See The Abuse . See Something Say Nothing Wtf 🤷♀️. Y’all All Need To Be Ashamed 🙄
That is a good idea, but first, these countries need to establish and maintain a public education system that educates their populations to enter a viable economy, so that domestic, or farm work is not a default option for the majority of their population. Almost everyone that has the resources to gain education leaves, or runs an internet scam.
Blake McKenzie I agree
I will never wipe away my tears because the way I was tortured in my own country 🇺🇬 🇺🇬 but I thank God that I found Peace in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 🙏 I give the Groly and honour back to Jesus christ 🙏.
Ameen!
May Allah protect u Sistr, But Jesus is just a prophet nothing else. He's one of the prophets sent by God
Really in Saudi 🤔
You must be kidding now you're telling me that Saudi Arabia is better than Uganda
@@zuhuracutie6512 I'm not telling any country is better than an other country, but this world is just having one universal God, no one who shares with the decisions.
The Swahili language sounds similar to South Africa's nguni languages like isiZulu and Ndebele...
We are one 🇿🇦🇹🇿🇺🇬🇰🇪
All Bantu languages across Africa are similar
I have been saying this for years!!! If only we knew how similar we are, we would unite to fight poverty in Africa. I have lived in three different African countries and l can confirm that not only are our languages very similar , our way of life is also not far off.
I noticed it as well.
Yes we one but u talking sht that this swahili sounds like zulu.go and sleep
Swahili and zulu similar udakiwe wena akufani lokho
I used to worked as a housegirl in Nigeria at very young age and My story is very long to tell, but God knows what he was doing with me and today I'm grateful that I'm still alive .
I’m glad you’re safe. GOD bless you
we thank God u are safe and well stay blessed.
Praying for you dear... Stay up
You should write your story. People need to hear it!
Thnx God stay blessed pls tell your story
this couple is not telling the truth. they abused this young lady.
It’s disgusting how they treated this girl😡
They have.....and all she do is lie....made her too comfortable blah blah....
True
If this had happen in Jamaica, this couple would be imprisonment.
Marcia Bryce dead too lol
Our house nanny growing up is like a mother to us now. I’m a grown woman and I love her so dearly. We put her on our payroll for life
I am just shocked how we can Kenyans complain of mistreatment in Saudi Arabia, and other Arab countries and the same is happening to our country behind hidden cameras.
You can always tell someone’s character from how they treat domestic workers. They should be an extension of your family and treated with respect & dignity.
Kindly treat househelps well, nobody knows what tomorrow holds.your children could turn out to be househelps too,with bad employers.When your househelp prays,what does she tell God about you?
This is so true
@@jnthigah903 my mom in the United States in the 70s 80s worked for a rich white family they were so good to us they bought a house bought my mom a Vw 🚗..paid her well if she needed Xtra they just give we ate with them holiday party if we wanted too ..not saying some of the old Shiite woman who were here friends did have racist tendencies ..but Mrs G and Mr G did not …loved ❤️them they put me through college 2 years paid my room board ..in Santa Barbara and my mom were in there Will Mrs G died at 97 in 2008
When Princess Diana would smile and greet the palace's domestics, she was reprimanded by the Queen.
Amen 🙏
Mercy's employer said she was like a sister, but then she says Mercy acts like she is entitled to certain things. The employer was obviously lying
I thought I was the only person who saw and heard that
Yes. She felt entitle to receive her pay as agreed upon.
Yh I don't trust that woman and her husband.. They are narcissists.. They remind me of someone I know.... They will get their own..
I don't trust her too is she trying to say Mercy was scratching her own neck off just look at how good she looks since she left there stupid house
Simon Benevolence you just need to look at her madam nails to know that the maid is telling the truth
The woman lied she mistreated that young lady and getting away with it ,I hope the judge made the family pay something she didn’t get those marks on her by breathing,And the wealthy women always put their hands on the help.
Sad and you can see she has long nails
Scovia is a stunning young lady and soooo tall, she could be a model.
Domestic work should be a registered profession in every country
World wide.
I could nopt agree more!
@@sureiamboo in my country they are protected by the law, they entitled entitled to everything a worker is. The problem is they are taken from uninformed families from rural areas and employers take advantage of this.
Exactly! Seeing that commercial sex workers have become a registered profession in some countries... And this is an honest service provision.
Thankyou for bringing this up 🙏they are employees too and they should be acknowledged
Absolute BS, her attending a wedding and going on holiday with them does not take away the fact that they physically harmed her...rich people privilege msteww
Miski Jamil and they probably only took her so she can wait on them hand and foot it’s sad 😢 she had to go through that just trying to make a lil money to just live I damn sholl don’t believe she injured herself
Of cos they had to take her who I'll cater for them on the holiday weak point
Paying someone 8 dollars a month doesn’t make that an “employer-employee” relationship
No, it doesn't. It is a form of legal slavery.
Growing up my dad hired housekeepers. He made sure my little brother and I treated them with respect and courtesy. They were fairly paid and given huge tips for working around holidays. I can’t fathom mistreating someone who’s in your employment. It seems like some of these girls are being treated like property and not people and that’s tragic.
I hope these young ladies were compensated for their participation in this documentary. Love from Liberia 🇱🇷
This is not about compensation or some kind of money steam its about profiling the problems of domestic workers.. Intact they should compensate BBC for put them on spotlight.
Please they should have been paid.
Stop your nonsense.
Kathy D I think we need to meet and establish a professional institution like this and help most domestic workers here in Liberia. Hit me up 🤙 jkiawu7@gmail.com
@@princeperry2493 I assure you if these were your daughters (or if you saw your daughters in them) you would feel very different.
@@princeperry2493 You are clearly a fucking idiot. Actors get paid to be interviewed so why wouldn't these ladies be compensated for their time.
can we take a moment to acknowledge how eloquent the journalist is?
she is so good😊
Yes, yes, yes!😂😂😂
Wacha ulafi
Why wouldn't she be? That's her job. Why are you surprised?
@@leesteal4458 Some journalists aren't that great. Aka some of vice's.
It could've been helpful if only BBC could've listed the contacts of those girls for us who are willing to assist them in any way we can.
May God be with those young ladies, what touched my heart is when the interviewer took her back to granny
Lord, Forgive me for complaining 😭💔
Yes and Amen!!!
Yes💔
Amen, I thought the same thing.
Don't worry you'll *complain* again😜
@@Rahul_Who_Never_Went_Sakha sebono sa hao hle wena oo kesa o tsebeng
Its clear the couple is lying,they did abuse this young girl
y is it clear? y would they lie about taking her on holidays and to a wedding? those stories can be looked into and can be proven to be true or false, as others would have seen the girl at these occassions. as i said in another comment, just because someone can shed a few tears, doesnt mean they are telling the truth. the couple getting accused seemed quite calm and rational.
@@imjayeleeiwishiwereabillio9731 they probably took her to work on the holiday, looking after them or their children, that doesn't prove anything. Those awful false nails look like they could inflict the damage the employer is accused of. She should be in jail, no mediation. Evil woman.
@@imjayeleeiwishiwereabillio9731 they probably took her to wedding so can be the main cleaner at the wedding
I don't believe their stories of kindness what about the scars. God knows the truth.
Yes. They definitely abused the poor girl. Shame on them, disgusting people with their bullshit argument.
Yes they clearly did
Why would you stay with someone's kid and not give them food surely! It's so inhuman, just imagine if the same was done to you or your kid
They are daily maids who work & when they're finished they go home,it's common for food not to be part of the agreement.
How can a person be working in your home, prepare for you food and not eat. Kenyans really need to be a bit more human.
I took a trip to Nigeria and the maids and serving people were all very shocked at how kind I was to them. One even ask me "why are you so nice to us?" It almost brought me to tears because I had never even considered being rude to them why would anyone?
I think it is because they saw how some whites mistreat blacks outside and were surprised you were nice. Your kindness probably put them in shock and gave them a different perspective of life.
@invest for your future At least I am not saying hateful hurtful things to others like you are. Not everyone is a deceptive bad person. You judge too harshly of people you don't know.
@eden araya They can report your replies but only TH-cam can delete them.
@invest for your future I am sorry that you had a bad experience with Westerners but I can tell you that not all of them are bad or horrible.
Kind to them in their place, what a shock, I actually don't know why Caucasian feel even superior in another man territory...... One thing is to be welcomed in Africa countries another thing is to reciprocate it when we found ourselves in your place without being racist towards us
Can we just acknowledge how beautiful the journalist is and her gorgeous braids!!
Yes, kept saying that throughout the video. All the girls a really beautiful.
but SHE ADD to the negative 🗑️ agenda = that BBC and the WEST shoots against Africa everyday. There is other ways like the house girls to make a living.
I found Scovia to be a really attractive lady of the documentary as well...I think black women who rock natural and short short hair really shine in beauty.
@@sanacole1543 Scovia could be a model she's nice and tall
An unnecessary distraction from the gravity of this documentary. Let's focus on the issue at hand 🙄
Being one of the househelp in gulf, it's not easy....I can feel the pain the lady went through...God is with us🙏
This just makes me cry. The way they are treated. God bless them young Lady’s,
Who else cried when scovia reunited with her granny😢😢
Me right here...
Me
I did
So sad am crying😭
@NIRA 256 guys how bout getting in touch with that charity and see how to help mercy with school fees so at least she has a way out
FYI- just see those long nails of the lady!
The victim is not telling lie!
Long nails...so bad
Thts wat am looking too
Peter kandel this is so sad 🥺
You use the computer, now we have proof you're a criminal hacker!! Just because someone had means to commit a crime doesn't mean they did.
And the scars on her husband's face lol
Heart wrenching. What has been done to the African continent is unforgivable.
@@OzzieOzzieOzzieOyOyOy Nobody gives 2 fux what you're capable of cerebrally processing. Back to stormfront, idiot
🙄So the couple think we are dumb! That we will believe their lies 🤦🏾♀️they know damn well they abused that girl
Yes and I'm sure the lady was abusing her because she probably thought her husband had an eye out for her.
The court is handling the Mercy case the wrong way. What Mercy is claiming is assault. And that s a crime. Why go for mediation??
Mediation is allowed for criminal cases too especially where the two parties are known to each other... That way the complainant can be paid and the accused can escape jail time thereby saving the court's time
The employer herself look rage kinda person, i wont buy her story...lipa kabisa
the wicked will burn in hell for their sins and their lies will not be rewarded
Once she shows she cnt be tamed, be done e her. Put her ass in jail m let her earn what she owes n dont let her out till its paid. Ir she can do it the easy way. F her
10 years and 20yrs very young girls to be working with strangers....Lords knows what these young girls go through smh
Nicole Roxanne it’s so tragic. 😔
I love Esther she is beautiful and have a big dream 🥰🥺🥺🥺🥺 I’m proud of these girls they ain’t selling their bodies they are hard working girls God will provide for them !!🥺🥰🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Amen
When she hugged her grandmama 😭 got me so emotional. We can do better people-lets love one another and treat each human with love and care❤️
My employer is very nice. They feed me everyday. Rice and tea.....smh......Many of us are blessed and didn't even know it.
Wollahy tena😣
lol....it's better than nothing ....
😂😂Funny n sad huh
Rice and Tea for her is an equivalence of energy for another day , I guess they burn so much calories
Hey, where do you work?
Poverty is very cruel and that's what pushes me to work hard.
The most cruel thing.
Yes me too
So domestic work is an everyday relaxation at an upscale beach resort??? In what world??? You need to lose your self righteous attitude because you can lose the jobs that you work at dear. Unless it belongs to you, then nothing is a lifetime guarantee...
Thatz wut they said when i was on skid row. You never know. You just never know.
How beautiful these girls are! Esther...Scovia... these girls should have a chance in life and im sure they can be far better then many spoiled brats!!!
Wish you all the best, hope you can show to unfair world around you one day what you really made of! ❤️💐
This is heartbreaking .. i could not manage to finish the whole documentary .. These young ladies need to be treated with love
I'm telling you, someday I'll change lives! One girl at a time... I'm never letting go of my dreams to start a trust fund for my sisters #girlboss MAMA AFRICA
Omeana Mars 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽May The Most High Bless Your Plans and lead your every move to fruition. Mark 11:24
@@betsy5889 thank you
We need to connect! I also want to do something like that! I’m Ghanaian and one of my biggest dream is to bring a big change in Africa towards education, girls/women rights, jobs, etc!! #girlboss
Lets connect.I have the same dreams too.
I will definitely join you
I saw my mom treat house girls like family, we worked with them we even lived with their children, so I have no reason to treat anybodys daughter badly. I've learnt the best from my parents
Diana Oginga yeah does what BBC does degrading Africans
Yeah me too! They were like family and stayed for years to a point where some even ended up getting married to some of our extended family. It hurts to see these girls go through this 😤😤😤
After promising to get back to rewatch this, I'm finally here. One Love BBC News Africa.
I hope they have bright future. Here in Pakistan, my family treats our maid equally. She's just like our family members. On Eid (a celebration day) her daughter and i used to wear same clothes which my mother bought for us. And i call her aunt. She's an amazing lady ❤️❤️❤️
Y'all know what?I believe Mercy.
This girl wouldn't make up such a big lie just to hurt this "perfect" family.
People need to treat each other better irrespective of who they are.
one can perfectly see the change after she left the mistreating home and now...
clarice dulo Yep... she should have cut them before she had court..lol... But really,. the maid beat herself up like that? Her hand was swollen and everything. Thank God Mercy had supporters
If the wer perfect they wouldn't do tha to her the fuck up and an on a power trip such a shame and the coming with thm lie in toung
Every human being is equal in creation so if you abuse your fellow human being is like you abuse yourself
Yup
When scovia hugged her grandma it brought instantly tears to my eyes
Same here
Me too!
me too
reminded me of Celie and Nettie from the Color Purple
Me too..😥
Thank you for bringing this story to light.
Thanks for this tremendous program.
I was once a housemaid,,i gave up when the madam accused me of chatting with her husband,,i thank God im not a maid anymore.
But that indeed does happen a lot you know? I've come across housemaids who've tried and sometimes succeed to "overthrow the government" in the home they're employed in.Some maids do indeed seduce the husbands of their women employer .
@@pietrojenkins6901 that is true.
thats been going on for years. They also make movies about it.maids do sometimes try to seduce the man. Because they want the wife life.
Guys easy!, she knows that happen but she is talking about her experience
@@pietrojenkins6901 dude please shut the fuck up it is usually the husband's trying to rape these girls don't get it twisted
How can a person work in your home and not eat?! I mean she is the one preparing the meals
Painful 😥😥
I fail to understand this cruelty😒😒😒
Just because she's preparing the food doesn't mean they will allow her to eat it. That's especially cruel, imo, to have to prepare someone's meals but not be allowed even a bite. Its all about power. They have the power over the worker and it makes them feel better/more powerful. These people are obviously suffering inside themselves to be this cruel to innocent people just trying to make a living. Like that girl said at the end, "If I had money, wouldn't we be the same?" But generally people who have more think themselves better just because they have more. I guess it can be boiled down to that maybe they are scared that if they loose their money/power then they could end up the same way and no one wants to suffer just to live. I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong. I'm just thinking out loud, really.
@@13lilsykos my dear, they are just WICKED SOULS. The tool of an oppressor is the mind of the oppressed; taking advantage of a vulnerable persn
wondering the same
I don’t believe the employer, an employee would not lie about these things.
They would lie if they are scared of the employers
@@dorapete4536 not u defending a person who abused another whole human being
@@mystique1759 stfu I have a right to my opinion you fucking bully! Go play in the middle of the hughway!
@@dorapete4536 wow, not surprising at all. We know your type
@@chijoyphillip2784 we know your type too
I pray that things work out for them.. thanks BBC for sharing this story. We need to speak out on mistreatment of domestic workers they too have rights..
Mercy's ex-employers are lying..the child was in your care and you cannot justify how she received those bruises...they have no proof they did not hurt her so they are guilty because she was in their custody when the abuse happened, thank God He set her free and hopefully no other girl agrees to work for those wicked people
She Hack I agree! She is crying now because she has been caught out. She needs to explain how she got those bruises and scratches. How wicked can she be? God will repay her for her wickedness! Nkt!
Of course they abused her. They're lying
Here in America, we have our flaws as a nation but what I'm proud of is pur civil rights, they would've been sent to jail straight the moment she called the police with those neck scars or her busted head even marks from choking..straight to jail no hesitation...abusing someone's child...beat your own...
Of course, they're lying. If our African political leaders can be caught ready-handed with evidence of corruption and still deny, what do you expect this woman and her husband to say? The fact that they can't own up their mistakes, shows psychopathic behavior and are unwilling to change.
Don't be so sure so many employers have cried because of the helps yet they leave it to God .
Am not going to judge between them, may God be the judge.
Remember that man who was featured hawking and babysitting "his baby" only to be found it was not true.
Oh Kenya, my mother land, who bewitched you.
I feel thier sufferings.Way back in 2004,I became a house girl or domestic helper too here in my country(Philippines).Many of us treated as human,we had full benefits given by the employer .I thought,I could not change my future and will be a house girl forever but Thank God my employer is so kind,she sent me in school.While doing house chores at daytime,I go to school at night.
My advice to all these women,please be brave and find ways to escape from poverty.Educate yourselves and know your rights as human and as an employee.Poverty is just temporary,our future is in our hands.
Amen
Thenks God you have a good employer.others are wolves wearing sheep clothes.
Much love from a Kenyan ...Who had hustled(worked) with philipinas through out the world...Sweet good heart people....
@@bantuvoicemuchaikinuthia2536 I admire African people too esp.Kenyans because you guys are my greatest mentor in running,someday I will go there preferrably in ITEN.😍😍😍
this shelter is amazing.. all this work to empower young women 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Please attach details of how we can help these girls when you make videos like this, does anybody have details of any of the charity's featured? Especially the ones that accommodate these girls and help them with legal issues. This is heartbreaking :/ how can we help???
The shelter is called centre for domestic training and development, Nairobi.
@@vivianandrews6307 don’t be rude
That’s an excellent suggestion. I came here searching for the same
Myself included
The Lady who said I lost my temper and shouted but never hit her reminded me of my mother who said those same words when confronted about her hitting me
Yes my mother was the same way. As you probably guessed.. she DID hit me. Regularly and unapologetically.
Before you do something nasty to another human being put yourself in the same situation
Exactly .
What you are experiencing is the same thing we are experiencing with the Zimbabweans in South Africa.
They work for a very low salary and the employer ended up choosing them over us.
Thank you BBC and everyone who contibuted to enlightening us all. Kudos to the the NGOs that are brave enough to represent these repressed children.
When grandma saw her baby Scovia. 😢😢. If you are blessed just a little bit, be grateful to God. I pray they find help..
C me - this is very sad. She is such a good girl. Life can be very hard for some people. I don’t complain anymore .
C Me you are so right. Some people have no form of remorse. Someone’s child and if these girls had another choice they won’t be working like a slave in someone’s home. Growing up we had house helps but people can never tell if they were house helps or one of my mom’s kids. We were not allowed to call them maids in our house. To her, they are part of the family.
eyeballing
Hot tears rolled over my cheeks too when Scovia met with granny..it is so touching and i would love to help this girl even if it mean emotionally and spiritually supporting her..
Ndatitangi Tomas Nalukaku same here my dear. I just hope those out there mistreating house helps watch this and think about life .
Kudos to Mercy Mwake for being brave enough to stand up to her employers.
You see I just want to say one thing as a Kenyan God bless all my brothers and sisters for doing such a service, and may god restore the harmony amongst those who keep house boys and girls alike
I work as a househelp n I can say that this is true.I never went to highschool and this has made things difficult for me in finding a good job.I had gone to Saudi Arabia and I thank God I came back alive after 7 months without salary and very sick.s are so difficult for me as my back aches from time to time but I have to work.hopefully one day I will get a nice boss and save to start my business. This world is wicked
It's not only in the Arab countries that housemaids are being maltreated, it's happens in many houses in Africa too. I wish these ladies all the best from Ghana 🇬🇭
Did you hear about Faustina Tay in Lebanon. She was from Ghana.
May God bless you Mama Marion u never treated me like a house girl for those 9 years thank you
God will bring more prosperity unto her life
You are a great person too for noticing that. I tell you most people take things for granted. A lot! God bless the both of you ❤️❤️❤️
Esther has such a soothing voice. i got chills
My gosh, their story got me into tears. Life is a journey.
Am sorry father for constantly complaining about my life ... I can't imagine going through all this .cried watching this but why can't we just be kind on one another ...
That couple absolutely abused that young girl.
Bold face liars, the husband and the wife are evil!
Exactly, why would the girl make it up and ruin her chance to work and make money. The girl seemed too innocent in her spirit to bear false witness. Plus, where did those deep scratches on her neck come from? The couple seem more concerned about their reputations than anything else. What was really surprising them was the fact that the young lady who was poor had a voice that people were listening to in addition to holding the couple accountable for their wrongdoing.
Thank you for sharing.
Very heartbreaking and may God have mercy on these poor girls
I will never complain about my job again.
Very true
Domestic workers between 10 and 17years old. My goodness we need to do better as human beings.
How does one contribute towards helping needy girls like this
It's amazing how she managed to build a good house with such small income. Wish I could meet her to connect her to better opportunities.
I had a woman from Uganda work for me. She was amazing. If I could find one to Au Pair for me or find one in the USA to nanny for me, I’d be the lucky one.
I feel so bad for these beautiful and hard working mistreated queens smh.
@@georgeskeubou5966 exactly
Go Save them
As a Kenyan,Yes it is TRUE and sad.It's part of the cultrure/norm.Bizarre and heartbreaking
It's simple speak up and fight for them then.
@@kgjurai88 No one is going to actually DO anything. We just be talking, in this case typing.
13:27: Hmmmm ... I spy yellow loooong nails ... The kind that can oh say scratch up a young housegirl's neck?!?
The proof in the pudding....them claws look like they could do some serious scratching...and what do they mean by she went to a wedding. The girl works for them...and they need to realize that she is free and should be able to have down time to do whatever she wants with it. All these people just love to be the slave drivers. Let the people be free to serve in peace. Housework is an art that not everyone can do well and it should be compensated properly and treated as an important service. I would not waste my time keeping house for anyone who don't appreciate me.
Yeah. I spotted those long nails too. Yes. They definitely could do some damage. Cow
proof, cold hard evidence
this the same thing I thought. she scratched that girls neck up.
I was looking for this comment 😂
Scovia is beautiful and Esther is a go getter. I lift you up in prayers sister. Love from Fiji