RI worker jailed in Saudi Arabia

RI worker jailed in Saudi Arabia

JAKARTA: The non-governmental organization Migrant Care has
asked the government to file a diplomatic note to protest the
imprisonment of an Indonesian migrant worker in Saudi Arabia.

The NGO said in a statement the worker, Nurmiati of Sumbawa
island in West Nusa Tenggara, was jailed despite having been
abused by her employer.

A Saudi daily, Arab News, reported that Crown Prince Abdullah
had ordered the health minister to treat Nurmiati. But the NGO
said that instead of receiving medication, she was transferred to
a special prison for women.

"The Indonesian Embassy has questioned the transfer, but the
Indonesian Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration has not
responded to the matter positively," Migrant Care said. "This
reflects the ministry's lack of commitment to protecting migrant
workers." -- JP