Pimpin' aint easy.

We have all heard of some stories of abuse of maids, some of whom are raped or beaten, but who have no choice but to live on due to necessity. Whether the story of revenge by one maid putting the baby in the microwave is true or not, the hought of such an action demonstrates the feeling of resent felt by those who get mistreated. There are, of course, many maids in the service of good mannered folk who are all inclusive of their maids to the point that they appear as part of the family.

The story of Samia, however, is a sad one. Being forced to jump from from a window to escape her "family", she says:

"I was hit, kicked and stepped on every day," she told Gulf News from her hospital bed at Rashid Hospital. She added that her employer also "sold" her to others, making her do chores for them without any money.

And for those who sat on the fence on whether this could be considered modern day slavery, perhaps getting sold to the family next door, might convince against it being hard out here for a pimp.