Kuwaiti influencer loses links with beauty marks after remarks against OFW

Sondos Alqattan, an influential Kuwaiti social media, was abandoned by several giant cosmetics brands after receiving online reviews when she complained about a new law allowing workers Filipino domestic workers retain their passports and take days off. Cosmetics giant Max Factor cut ties with Alqattan amid calls for boycott of influential companies, reports Gulf News.

Earlier, French perfume brand Mr. Micallef and London's Chelsea Beautique also returned beauty. In an article posted on Instagram on Tuesday, Alqattan said, "Do not judge anyone without fully understanding the situation. This is not because you do not agree that you are right!

Alqattan reacted to the comments of Internet users after she was shown a video in which she said, "I do not want a Filipino maid.

The video was downloaded and translated into English by Turkish media TRT News last Thursday.

"But how can you have a" servant "in your house who can keep their passport with them?", Asks Alqattan. "If they run away and return to their country, who will pay me back?"

Alqattan reacted to a new law signed in May as part of an agreement between the Philippines and Kuwait to protect the welfare of Filipino workers from overseas. sea ​​in the Gulf State

The new law actually prohibited the practice of the employer holding the passport of their maid

. On Monday, the Blas F. Ople Policy Center, a rights group for migrant workers, urged the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to ban Alqattan from hiring a domestic worker from the Philippines. [19659002"Ellen"isnotsettobeinthesameroomasourworkingandworkingpeople"saidthegroupinastatement/vvp

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