Stop abuse of women!

Stop abuse of women!

From Warta Kota

A recent report said 35 Indonesian women migrant workers had returned home before their contracts expired due to violent treatment by their employers in Kuwait.

If the Indonesian government really was sincere about protecting its citizens, the Ministry of Manpower should take action. In my view, this abuse of women constitutes an affront to the nation rather than mere violence against individual female workers.

In humanitarian terms, we should feel sorry for village women who have to go abroad just to earn a living, with the cruel treatment meted out to them showing a total disregard for the dignity of Indonesians.

So, will the Indonesian government continue to remain silent over the fact that many of its citizens have fallen victim to violence overseas?

NURIATMADI ATMADJA Jakarta