I would like to express my sorrow for all Indonesian maids or migrant workers who work in Malaysia, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and in other countries around the world. It makes me so sad to hear about the abusive experiences of Indonesian women, not only in Malaysia, but in almost all countries.
When the Indonesian-Malaysian relationship is not going well because of the abuse suffered by Indonesian maids there, the Indonesian government simply stops supplying maids to Malaysia. This ban is not a solution. It is irrational, because the government is not getting to the root of the problem.
The question is why do Indonesian maids or workers have to work in Malaysia or elsewhere? The answer is because Indonesia is neither a good nor safe place to make money. The government just sells dreams of the good life to the people.
We all know that Indonesia is rich in natural resources, yet we import everything from other countries and we export workers, with more and more workers going to work abroad, legal and illegally.
What we need now is for the government to be able to provide more job vacancies by using our own resources. Can that happen? Let us ask the presidential candidates, I wonder how they would answer. Do not just give us dreams, but show us real results.
Tabrani Yunis
Banda Aceh
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