5-min readA young South African barista thought he had found the job of a lifetime in Oman, but ended up being held captive and made to work without pay - forcing family and friends to raise money to free him.
Athenkosi used to share his latte art - the patterns and designs that are made with milky coffee - with other passionate baristas from all over the world in an online group.It was tempting: as well as a decent salary, he was offered free accommodation, food and transport. Once that was over a doctor removed the tracker and he was moved to his new home - an alarming sight.
What he hadn't realised was that he had entered a sponsorship agreement used in parts of the Middle East called "kafala" - which gives private citizens and companies almost total control over a migrant worker's employment and immigration status. But once he was there none of the officers spoke English - and he was told he'd need to wait three hours for a translator to arrive.Back at work, with long hours and a single day off on Fridays, Athenkosi began to despair: "I was feeling so bad I decided to die rather than living like that."
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