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News 8 years ago

Marriott, Hilton tap panic buttons to protect maids from assault

US hotel companies are stepping up efforts to provide employees with electronic safety devices -- known as panic buttons -- as the #MeToo movement raises awareness of sexual assault in the workplace and hotel unions make worker safety a key point in contract negotiations.

SE Asia 8 years ago

Businessman sentenced to 14 years in jail for raping Indonesian maid

A businessman was sentenced to 14 years' jail and five strokes of the rotan for raping his Indonesian maid.

SE Asia 8 years ago

Malaysian employer escapes jail time for causing severe injuries to her Indonesian maid

Rozita Mohamad Ali, who caused severe injuries to her Indonesian maid, was instead sentenced to a good behavior bond for five years by the Sessions Court here.

National 8 years ago

Indonesia mulls ban on maids to Malaysia

Indonesia is looking into revisiting a moratorium on sending its domestic workers to Malaysia, officials have said, sparked by a recent case of ill treatment that led to the death of an Indonesian maid who had allegedly been recruited illegally for work in the neighboring country.