Promised hotel job, Indian woman ends up doing housework in Saudi

An Indian woman working in Saudi Arabia has appealed for help to return home after being promised a hotel management job but allegedly being made to work as a domestic helper without receiving her salary.

Almas Bano Gaus Sharif, who is reportedly in Riyadh, shared her account in a video posted by politician Waris Pathan on X on Friday, November 13.

“They told me it was a management job in a hotel, but they made me do household work,” she said.

Almas also spoke about difficulties with food and sleeping arrangements. She claimed that she was once made to spend an entire night outside her employer’s house and was not given Wi-Fi access at night to speak to her children.

“I am not even able to cry anymore. My eyes are exhausted from crying so much,” she said, describing her distress.

Almas disputed claims that she owed Rs 60,000 or Rs 80,000 towards passport-related expenses. “When did they give me Rs 80,000 or Rs 60,000?” she asked.

Watch the video here

URGENT RESCUE APPEAL: Indian national Almas Bano Gaus Sharif (Visa No: 6170765206) is allegedly being held captive in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where she went as a house worker. Almas and Her distressed parents have approached me seeking urgent intervention for her rescue and safe… pic.twitter.com/q06hRalVBn

— Waris Pathan (@warispathan) November 13, 2026

She said she had travelled abroad out of financial necessity, hoping to meet her children’s school expenses and support her family, which lives in rented accommodation.

“I came here for my children, for their school expenses. We live in a rented house. I came out of helplessness,” she said.

She appealed to Pathan to intervene, saying she wanted to return to India and was willing to find work there rather than continue facing difficulties in Saudi Arabia.

Pathan said Almas’s parents had also approached him for assistance. He urged the Indian Embassy in Riyadh, the Ministry of External Affairs, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to trace her location, ensure her safety and facilitate her repatriation.

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