A joint project for my Communication Theory class and Principles of Development Communication subject.

3. Domestic Violence - refers to any form of physical, sexual, verbal, emotional, or economic abuse inflicted on any person in a household by a family or household member. (www.svnetwork.net/standards-definitions.asp ) Overview As of 2006, 84% of the 5.6 million people in the UAE were foreigners. Many of them were low paid workers from southeast asia. Recent press and media coverage has highlighted violence against female domestic workers.

4. Cause of the Problem Recruitment agencies are more concerned about earning money rather than the safety or security of the OFWS’s Due to high unemployment rate Filipinos are forced to work abroad 34- 53% of the Filipino population are dependent on remittance from migrant workers

7. Patriarchy Arab custom is indeed dominated by men, but though male dominated, reported domestic violence is now common at the hands of female Member of the family.

8. Feminist Narrative Theory and Knowledge Gap Theory

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