Kenyan migrants face exploitation, racism, rape in Saudi says Amnesty

Labour and Social Protection CS Florence Boore (center) with a section of Kenyan Migrant workers who are leaving for saudi Arabia and Qatar (File, Standard)

Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia endure imprisonment, racism and sometimes rape with working conditions so abusive that they often amount to "forced labour and human trafficking," Amnesty International said in a report on Tuesday.

The report was released as US President Donald Trump was scheduled to arrive in Riyadh for an official visit.