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    "data": {
        "id": 1251315,
        "msgid": "the-plight-of-1447899208",
        "date": "2002-10-24 00:00:00",
        "title": "The plight of ",
        "author": null,
        "source": "",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "The plight of domestic helpers Recently there was a media report that a domestic helper who had been employed for five days ran away with some of her boss's property. Similar reports have often been heard and almost every time the reason is that these domestic helpers are not known well by house owners. They didn't have any identity cards and the house owners practically knew nothing about their background.",
        "content": "<p>The plight of <br>\ndomestic helpers<\/p>\n<p>Recently there was a media report that a domestic helper who <br>\nhad been employed for five days ran away with some of her boss's <br>\nproperty.<\/p>\n<p>Similar reports have often been heard and almost every time <br>\nthe reason is that these domestic helpers are not known well by <br>\nhouse owners. They didn't have any identity cards and the house <br>\nowners practically knew nothing about their background.<\/p>\n<p>In Jakarta, there are hundreds of thousands of domestic <br>\nhelpers although their exact number is unknown as even <br>\nneighborhood associations do not keep their data. The demand for <br>\nthem is increasing as there are more and more double income <br>\nfamilies.<\/p>\n<p>Stories about domestic helpers turning criminal are few <br>\ncompared with stories of how they suffer in the hands of robbers <br>\nthat come into the houses where they work or of how they are <br>\nbadly treated by their bosses. Then also in most cases they are <br>\ndenied the right to decent pay and holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Given the big number of domestic helpers in Jakarta, their <br>\nproblems, and the high demand for their services, it is time for <br>\nthe Jakarta administration to take care of this matter seriously <br>\nand to ensure that mutually beneficial relations are forged <br>\nbetween domestic helpers and their employers.<\/p>\n<p>-- Warta Kota, Jakarta<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/the-plight-of-1447899208",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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