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WHY SLAVERY? Maid in Hell

Season 4 Episode 13 | 58m 57s

In 2016, Mary Kibwana, who worked as maid in Jordan, returned to Kenya with 70% of her body burned. Kibwana is one of many women in Africa and Asia trapped in the Middle East's Kafala System, a set of law governing migrant labor that binds them to their employers. The film gives unprecedented access to the inner workings the system, and the horrific reality faced by thousands of women each day.

Aired: 12/09/21 | Expires: 02/10/23
Major funding for Doc World provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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An Afghan pop star and two Afghan Star hopefuls see their lives upended after the Taliban’s return.
The Russia-Ukraine war from the perspective of Ukrainian women who have fled and stayed behind.
A group of people with disabilities treks across the Andes, battling for their human rights.
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