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Brits sexually abuse iraqi women { May 8 2008 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://news.theage.com.au/iraqis-allege-abuse-at-british-embassy/20080508-2c9b.html http://news.theage.com.au/iraqis-allege-abuse-at-british-embassy/20080508-2c9b.html Iraqis allege abuse at British embassy May 8, 2008 - 7:17PM Iraqis employed at the British embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone claim to have been sexually abused, the Times has reported. The British Foreign Office has received complaints from an Iraqi cleaner and two cooks that a culture of sexual harassment, abuse and bullying exists at the embassy, the report said Thursday. Accusations have been made against British employees of the US service company KBR which was responsible for catering at several embassies in Baghdad. But the company, based in Houston, Texas, and whose clients include the Pentagon, has rejected the allegations, The Times said. An Iraqi woman, who worked as a cleaning lady, told British diplomats that the head of KBR had asked her to stay the night and promised to double her wage in return. Her refusal allegedly resulted in a pay cut and she was later dismissed. Two Iraqi cooks, who confirmed the woman's claims to Foreign Office staff, also lost their jobs shortly afterwards, the Times reported. They had worked in the canteen and said KBR managers groped Iraqi staff regularly and paid or rewarded them for sex. Those who refused or spoke out were dismissed. The British embassy heard the complaints initially, but left KBR to investigate the claims. KBR later reported they were unfounded. The three complainants spoke to the newspaper in the hope that the Foreign Office would conduct an independent inquiry. They said that other Iraqis who had been sexually abused had remained silent for fear of being dismissed.

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