Indonesian female workers

Indonesian female workers

From Gatra

I am writing about the situation of Indonesian female workers in Malaysia. An agent supplied Indonesian female workers to Malaysia and made a huge profit from the business. At the end of December 1994 rumors were rife that an illegal agent brought Indonesian female workers into Malaysia. The agent forced them to become prostitutes. And one of them gave birth to a baby. According to the worker, the agent wanted to sell the baby, which is a disgrace to the Indonesian people, particularly women. So the culprit must be punished.

Minister of Women's Roles Mien Sugandhi suggested that rapists be displayed on TV. I suggest that the illegal agent who handled the workers improperly be also displayed on television.

Earlier it was rumored that a prostitute who was said to be Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus positive was brought to Malaysia. The woman, who was believed to have come from Bandarlampung, worked as a housemaid. Stories of this case continue to be published in the Malaysian media.

Taking all the above cases into account, I would like to advise potential female workers to follow legal procedures (in this case the Department of Manpower) if they want to work abroad. I recall what happened to the Indonesian female workers in Japan. They were forced to do indecent work. Then the Indonesian Embassy in Japan sent them home.

MUSTA'IN TAQRIB

Pulau Pinang, Malaysia