The maid telephoned Arab News to express gratitude for bringing her case to the attention of the Philippines consulate, which had in turn sought the help of the authorities to find her.
The housemaid was telephoning from a police station in Taif’s Al-Salamah district where she and her employer had been asked to report.
The consulate’s case officer and community coordinator accompanied the maid.
“At about 11 a.m. today (Sunday) we finally arrived at the police station in Al-Salamah district,” she said. She added that she wanted her sponsor to be jailed but agreed to drop the case in exchange for immediate repatriation and SR10,000, plus two months unpaid salaries. The maid was being paid SR800 a month.
“As part of the settlement, I would be repatriated immediately. I will, however, have to pay for my plane ticket,” the housemaid said.
The maid also thanked consulate officials headed by Consul General Ezzedin H. Tago and the community coordinator in Taif for following up on her case with the police.
The maid had been working for the Saudi family for three years. During the first two years, her employer's wife, who is a schoolteacher, was nice to her but began maltreating her a year ago after she returned from holiday.
