An emotional plea for help by a maid in Saudi Arabia has fanned the flames of the debate about conditions for domestic workers in the Gulf.
Nargelene Mendez, originally from the Philippines, posted a video to her Facebook page showing the pantry where she slept and talking about being abused by her employer, a retired police officer.
"They beat my colleague yesterday," she says. "They also beat me. Please help us. I'm begging you."
The video hit a nerve and was shared widely not only in the Philippines - home to millions of people who travel to the Middle East in search of work - but also in Spain, the US and the Gulf itself. The original post now has nearly half a million views.
Many of the comments on the version posted on YouTube were in Arabic.
"One day we might be in their shoes, these foreigners we mistreat," one user said, although others were less sympathetic. Full story...
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