Maid sues RI, Malaysian govts

Maid sues RI, Malaysian govts

MEDAN: The Indonesian NGO Committee for Migrant Labor filed
suit yesterday on behalf of Arfah binti Saripado against the
Malaysian and Indonesia governments, her Malaysian employers and
the labor company which sent her to Malaysia.

Renny Julia of the committee told The Jakarta Post here
yesterday that the suit was filed at the Medan District Court
under Court Registration No. 316/Pdt.G/1998/PN-Mdn.

The suit contends that Malaysian authorities did not seriously
follow up on alleged abuse that Arfah, 45, suffered while working
as a housemaid for Muhammad Hanif B. Idris and his wife Salimi.

Arfah reportedly sustained long-term scars as a result of the
abuse, which included having boiling water thrown on her.

The Indonesian government and the labor export company who
sent her to Malaysia in July 1997 were included for failing to
extend necessary protection to her. (21)