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domestic-worker

National 6 years ago

Police uncover networks that trafficked 1,200 domestic workers to Syria, Morocco

"These migrant Indonesian workers realized that they had been duped after they were forced to suffer many abuses including violence, rape and unpaid salaries," criminal investigation director Brig. Gen. Herry Rudolf Nahak said.

People 7 years ago

"Roma" actress brings star power to support of domestic workers

Now 25, Aparicio, the first indigenous woman to be nominated for a best actress Oscar, had completed teacher training when cast in director Alfonso Cuaron's autobiographical film named after the Mexico City neighborhood where he grew up.

People 7 years ago

'Roma' casts spotlight on Latin America's domestic workers

"Roma" is Cuaron's tribute to his childhood nanny Libo and women like her across the region -- forever in the background yet an integral part of the families that they serve.

World 7 years ago

Hong Kong secretary to improve foreign labor rights

Hong Kong is looking to bolster protection for Indonesian migrant workers (TKIs) in anticipation of higher labor demands amid its aging population.

SE Asia 7 years ago

Singapore urged to fix rules on hiring domestic workers to stop forced labor

Singapore must overhaul its rules and systems for the hiring of foreign domestic workers to put a stop to forced labor in the wealthy city-state, campaigners said on Tuesday.

Opinion 7 years ago

PREMIUM
Domestic workers need urgent protection

In recent years reports about the mistreatment, exploitation and even execution of Indonesian domestic workers at home and abroad have regularly made headlines.

Editorial 7 years ago

Hollow cries

Amid all the grieving with each report of an execution, we sense helplessness on Indonesia’s part.

City 7 years ago

Dancing domestic workers demand protection

About 350 domestic workers across the city gathered on Jl. Merdeka Selatan in Central Jakarta on Tuesday to commemorate International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day.

SE Asia 7 years ago

Philippines demands explanation as Kuwait expels envoy

Manila demanded an explanation Thursday after its ambassador to Kuwait was expelled, shocking Philippine authorities and deepening a diplomatic row over the treatment of domestic workers in the Gulf state.