Worker remains unburied?<\/p>\n
Based on information from our sources, our client's daughter,
\nChosiah binti Hosnan, an Indonesian from East Java working in
\nSaudi Arabia, was killed by a local 11 months ago. However, her
\nfamily members learnt of her death from the Indonesian Consulate
\nGeneral in Jeddah only four months ago.<\/p>\n
A letter from the Abu Sarhad labor recruitment firm
\naffiliated to PT Amri Margata, said her body had been in a Saudi
\nmorgue for seven months, meaning that the body was unburied for
\n11 months. Strangely, we have not received any formal news from
\neither the Indonesian government via the Indonesian Consulate
\nGeneral in Jeddah or from the Saudi government stating our
\nclient's cause of death.<\/p>\n
We thank the Indonesian Consulate General in Jeddah for
\ngiving approval to fly the body home after we finally had
\nobtained the necessary papers, including those from the police,
\nautopsy reports and other papers from the Indonesian foreign
\nministry there. Acquiring these documents proved to be
\ncomplicated due to the inability of the Indonesian Consulate
\nGeneral to directly contact related institutions there.<\/p>\n
Perhaps owing to state sovereignty, matters pertaining to
\nbilateral relations are always conducted through the foreign
\nministry.<\/p>\n
Yet this matter will only be settled if the Indonesian
\nConsulate General in Jeddah does something and the Saudi
\nGovernment is cooperative.<\/p>\n
My questions are: Where has the equality between the two
\nfriendly states gone? Is the Saudi government too reserved or are
\nthe Indonesian representatives there incapable of seeking the
\ntruth and justice in a country where many Indonesians work?<\/p>\n
Should we leave the family members in a state of uncertainty?<\/p>\n
As Muslims, we should not make things difficult, particularly
\nfor those in mourning. Regarding the cause of death and its
\nsettlement, the bereaved only asks that this be handled by the
\ncourts and the Indonesian Consulate General in Jeddah.<\/p>\n
We have sought assistance from the labor ministry, the foreign
\nministry and the Riyad and Jeddah Indonesian representative
\noffices and the State Ministry for the Empowerment of Women. All
\nthese attempts have failed, among others because the Cabinet was
\nundecided at the time.<\/p>\n
We appeal to all related institutions to defend the rights
\nand justice of the weak, who must resort to trying to earn a
\nliving in another country.<\/p>\n
ARIFIN MOH NUR MADJID SH<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/worker-remains-unburied-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }