President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should talk to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz about Sumiati, the Indonesian worker allegedly abused by her employers in the Middle Eastern country, a senior representative says.
"The President must get involved. He must talk to the King of Saudi Arabia and ask that strict justice be levied on [the Saudis] who committed the abuse," Regional Representatives Council Deputy Speaker La Ode Ida said on Monday.
La Ode Ida said Indonesia should stop sending workers to Saudi Arabia until the Saudi government signs a migrant workers agreement – and withdraw its workers if the Saudis do not sign an agreement.
The government should not expect the private agents who supply migrant workers to solve the problem, he said.
Indonesia needed a “total correction” of its policies to protect the workers, La Ode Ida added.
"The government's weakness lies in its reluctance to get involved." (gzl)
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