Lombok govt asked to protect workers<\/p>\n
MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The local chapter of the Women's
\nSolidarity group called on the West Nusa Tenggara authorities and
\nlegislature to take tough measures against the widespread trade
\nin women in the province.<\/p>\n
\"We appeal to the provincial government and legislature to
\ngive serious attention to the rampant trade of women migrants in
\nthe province,\" Yane Rachma Bhirawati said in a meeting with
\nlegislators here on Monday.<\/p>\n
She said PT YAP, a labor supply company in the province, has
\nsent 176 women workers this year to many companies in Batam and
\nMalaysia at a daily wage of Rp 3,000.<\/p>\n
\"Before being supplied, the workers were pooled in a house in
\nMedan Selayang, North Sumatra, under inhumane conditions while
\nwaiting for their visas from Malaysia. This is clearly labor
\nexploitation.<\/p>\n
\"But, so far, the government has yet to take action against
\nthe labor supply company,\" she said.<\/p>\n
She said the government should also take action against many
\nother labor supply companies that deployed thousands of women
\nfrom the province to nightspots and entertainment centers in
\nTanjungpinang and Batam in Riau. --Antara<\/p>",
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