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Kenyan migrants destined Saudi Arabia now have training Institution in Kenya

Training Institution for Kenyan migrant workers destined for Saudi Arabia opens up By Joseph Mathenge A new institution that is training migrant workers destined for house help jobs in Saudi Arabia and other gulf countries has opened up. Blessing Institute of Professional Studies is preparing young ladies for their new occupation by taking them through a programme that is being handled by different professionals and trainers. According to the institution’s proprietor, Karimi Mukuhi, she started the establishment jointly with recruiting agents, which link the workers with their employers in the Gulf countries. The agents have of late come under heavy vilification from members of the public following increased incidents migrant workers especially in Saudi Arabia who complain of ill-treatment, abuse and torture by their employers. Some are seen in video clips while locked up in prison or in office blocks regretting why they went to work in the Middle East. Following the outcry from the public, the government has been forced to close down some of the recruitment agencies said to be operating illegally. Through the Kenya Association of Private Employment Agencies (KAPEA), their umbrella organization, the recruitment agencies came out to address a press conference recently where they exonerated themselves from the suffering Kenyan female workers allege to be undergoing. They said those who make such complaints are run-away workers who, after landing in the Gulf countries, fall prey to cartels operated by Kenyans jointly with crooks from the host countries. The Kenyans collaborate with criminals especially in Saudi whose work is to traffic people who arrive in the country to work as casuals or house helps and hand them over to operators of brothels and illegal liquor joints. Some are taken to work in massage parlours, which operate illegally according to the KAPEA officials. Blessing Institute of Professional Studies has a very elaborate programme which instructors use to take the learners through, before they travel to the Gulf to take up the jobs of housekeeping. “We train them on home care management,” says Ms Mukuhi who adds that in their one-month training course, the female trainees are also mentored. They are taught how to handle babies, which is one of the responsibilities they are expected to embark on in the Gulf. They also learn how to use different electrical appliances used in the kitchen like the microwave, hand blenders, and pressure cookers as well as refrigerators. These are some of the gadgets domestic workers from Kenya and other third world countries find in their new employment and most of them do not know how to operate them. Laundry is another area the learners are taught in this institution located in Kabete, in the outskirts of Nairobi. There are washing machines the ladies must know how to operate as well as ironing clothes before assuming their new responsibilities. One of the teachers Ms Faith Mutheu who teaches them different methods of childcare also trains them how to make a bed. Cleaning the ditches and keeping the kitchen tidy is another course the students have to undertake. Before departure, the domestic workers have to be prepared psychologically. “We give them a hint of what they will find in their new employment,” confirms Ms Precious Kishoyan who teaches the young girls how to handle and operate the kitchen apparatus and electrical appliances. Pre-departure is another course the young ladies must go through, which covers labour laws in their country of destination. This is one of the most important topics offered by the institution. “We tell them what is prohibited in this country (Saudi) like alcohol and drugs,” says Mr Francis Muthomi, one of the instructors. He goes further to say that the domestic workers who are brought to the institution by their agents after securing them jobs must get to know the language used in their new places of work and the mode of dressing by the population. They have to know the diet of the people and the support service for the migrant workers. The service includes the Labour attachee’s office, the Kenyan Embassy or consulate. It is this support service, explains Mr Muthomi, the immigrants turn to in case of trouble or after encountering challenges. Before departure, recruitment agents must first provide the workers with all contracts for the support service. After the one month training, Mr Stephen Kamwanza, the Blessing Institute of Professional Studies’ manager, said they hand over the workers to their respective agents. With the establishment of this institution, Ms Mukuhi said has the government support, troubles Kenyan domestic workers experience in the Gulf are expected to come to an end.