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The kingdom is home to 10 million foreign workers, including 3.7 million domestic workers, and has taken measures in recent years to boost employment protection and prevent abuse.
Saudis and expatriates living in the kingdom praised the changes.
Zainab Yusuf, a photographer from the Philippines who lives in Jeddah, told
The National that she was pleasantly surprised by the news.
“In today’s age, we cannot have room for racism and discrimination, Ms Yusuf said. We cannot raise our children to believe those who work in our homes are lesser than us by using terms like ‘khadama’ [female servant in Arabic].