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Q: Good day,
My name is Roy, and I'm a Filipino citizen working in Abu Dhabi western region as a massage therapist for 2 months now.
I have a limited contract, and I want to quit now due to the unhealthy environment here in the company.
This is because of the bad experience here with the management and the customers, and most customers here are forcing me to do bad things such as suck their private parts, massage their private parts, and so much more.
I cant take this anymore and I want to resign because this is traumatizing me in many ways emotionally and mentally.
How can I go without penalty? My manager and my boss don't let me go and they don't understand my fear and feelings please help

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