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No. Saudi Arabia's requirement of a passport to exit the country is what permits this abuse.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-tra...

> A valid passport is required for U.S. citizens to enter or exit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

I think Saudis are capable of leashing their servants with chains and such if this passport requirement is ever removed. They want to exploit, I think they get off on it.

I think it would be better to legally force all these migrants back into their countries every couple of months just to make sure they're not being kept by force. Fighting abuse costs money, it's expensive, I know but Saudis can afford it.

To exit a country, you need to pass their immigration which may require same physical passport on which person has entered. Also, India/Pakistan wouldn't want to antagonize the Saudis as billions in forex flow via these workers. So, it is the cost of being poor.

The corruption runs deep. There are larger amounts of money these workers never see which land in certain hands and they of course want to keep the machinery going.