Sorry lot of migrant workers<\/p>\n
I feel both deeply saddened and concerned to witness so many
\nIndonesian women migrant workers returning home after
\nexperiencing so much suffering. I would be all the more concerned
\nto find that many Indonesian women migrant workers are missing or
\nlost their lives in Saudi Arabia without the Indonesian
\ngovernment being able to effectively monitor their stay there.<\/p>\n
That is why I fully support manpower minister Fahmi Idris when
\nhe stipulates that Indonesians wishing to work abroad must sign
\nwork agreements. A work agreement may protect a migrant workers
\nand prevent him or her from being ill-treated by an employer, who
\nmay be taken to court for violating the agreement.<\/p>\n
In this context, I find it hard to understand why the Saudi
\nArabian embassy in Indonesia cannot issue a visa to an Indonesian
\nmigrant worker already under a work agreement. It means the Saudi
\nArabian government condones harmful practices undertaken by Saudi
\nArabian citizens against citizens of other countries.<\/p>\n
Allow me in this letter to express my thanks to the Saudi
\nArabian government for its donation (dates and goat meat) to
\nIndonesia's poor as an expression of fellow Muslims' solidarity.
\nHowever, are the actions of the Saudi Arabian government and
\npeople toward Indonesian women migrant workers in line with the
\ngood teachings of Islam, as explained in the Koran? I leave it to
\nyour judgment.<\/p>\n
SUHARSONO HADIKUSUMO<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/sorry-lot-of-migrant-workers-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }