According to Saudi authorities, Saudi employer will face legal action for allegedly forcing an overseas Filipina worker (OFW) to drink bleach.

A case was filed against the employer on September 20 for the treatment meted out to OFW, Agnes Mancilla. It is alleged that bleach was forced down her throat after she after "she reportedly made a mistake in preparing tea," Consul General to Jeddah Edgar Badajos reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

Mancilla was hurried to hospital by fellow OFWs after they discovered her unconscious on April 2 and needed to experience laparotomy to get the bleach out of her liver. Doctors likewise found burns on Mancilla's back and it is asserted that her employer used to bite her when she made mistakes. Besides, she was forced to work for 20 hours per day with coffee as her only meal.

If found guilty, the Saudi employer will be subjected to jail term, lashing, and financial compensation.

He was further quoted as saying in The Filipino Times, "We are counting on our Saudi friends in ensuring that our kababayan would be able to obtain justice for the unthinkable deed committed against her."

Remote issues secretary, Alan Peter Cayetano, respected the news stated, "We might want to thank experts in Saudi Arabia for documenting the vital charges against the business who manhandled our kababayan." 

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