Thirteen more women have been rescued after they  were lured to Kuwait under the false pretext of getting jobs as housemaids only to be sold into slavery.
Their arrival takes place in the backdrop of government working towards finalising the labour migration policy meant to protect citizens and promote an orderly, safe and responsible migration of workers to other countries.
Ever since April this year, the government has been battling with cases of human trafficking that saw over 200 Zimbabweans mainly women who were being abused in Kuwait repatriated.
Officially opening the Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers Stakeholders Meeting in the capital, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Mr Ngoni Masoka said more women are still being repatriated.
International Organisation for Migration (IOM) head of mission for zimbabwe Ms Lily Sanya says migrant domestic workers from Zimbabwe to the Arab states require the government to put in place appropriate policies and legal standards backed by human rights if the nation is to officially benefit from such Diaspora remittances.
Representatives of the Zimbabwe Congress for Trade Unions and the Employers’ Confederation of Zimbabwe (EMCOZ) concurred that both migrant and local domestic workers are a vulnerable group as they are exported without documents resulting in manipulation and being paid low wages.