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Seventeen Women Freed from 'Slavery' at Conrad Brussels

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July 3, 2008 at 2:15 PM | by Jenna | 2 Comments

Holy crap. Dozens of police raided the Conrad Hotel Brussels (which has been called the "most exclusive" hotel in the city) and freed 17 people who were being held as slaves by a royal family living in the hotel.

The Telegraph had the scoop:

The operation was triggered by the apparent escape of a maid who was among 20 servants working for the widow of a senior royal figure from the United Arab Emirates and her four daughters who have rented the entire fourth floor of the hotel for the last year.

The servants, dubbed "slaves" in the Belgian media, allegedly had to be at the service of the Arab royals 24 hours a day and had their passport taken away on arrival in Belgium. The women were reportedly not allowed to leave the hotel and their monthly salaries were as low as £80 a month.

Insane, right? The investigation is still going on, and no charges have been brought against the royal family yet.

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  1. hartss

    HotelChatter Member

    Ugh

    I am sure the hotel's management knew nothing about this, right?  And the Belgian government will likely let it go with a slap of the wrist since oil is more important than human rights violations.
    July 3, 2008 at 4:36 PM
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  1. stephanis

    HotelChatter Member

    Can you believe that

    That is so typically the Royal Arabian families. How do they dare. Of course the conrad hotel in Brussels has nothing to do with this but still.
    January 14, 2009 at 5:34 PM
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