JAKARTA - The Indonesian Association for Sovereign Migrant Workers, Migrant Care, revealed that 40 palm oil workers who were locked up in the house of the inactive Langkat Regent of the Terbit Angin Angin Plan were subjected to cruel treatment.
This was conveyed by Migrant Care representative, Anis Hidayah when reporting this condition to the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM). He said the human cage to this cruel treatment was opened when the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) ensnared Terbit Plan in a sting operation (OTT).
"There are oil palm workers who work in their fields. In fact, we found seven cruel treatments suspected of being a form of modern slavery and human trafficking," said Anis at the Komnas HAM Office, Jalan Latuharhary, Central Jakarta, Monday, January 24.
Anis then detailed the seven cruel treatment of dozens of oil palm plantation workers. First, they were locked in an iron cage like an iron prison that was locked on the outside.
He said the iron cage became a place to accommodate workers in oil palm plantations. "Third, they do not have access anywhere," he said.
"Fourthly, they were tortured by beatings, bruising, and wounds. Fifth, they were fed improperly only twice a day," added Anis.
Next while working, they are not paid. Lastly, they cannot communicate with outsiders.
"So based on the case, we report it to Komnas HAM. Because in principle it is very heinous," he said.
"And I just found out that there is a regional head who is supposed to protect his citizens but instead uses his power arbitrarily to commit crimes that violate the principles of human rights, anti-torture, and anti-trafficking," Anis added. North Sumatra to investigate the existence of a human cage in the house of the Regent of Langkat, inactive. Published a Wind War Plan.
"On this complaint, we will immediately send a team there, to North Sumatra and continue to communicate with various parties," said Komnas HAM Commissioner Muhammad Choirul Anam.
The dispatch of this team must be done quickly so that the victims receive protection. Moreover, if there are allegations of torture.
"Don't lose one tooth today, because it took us a long time to respond, tomorrow we will lose two or three teeth. The sooner the better the prevention," he said.
Anam said the team would also dig up a number of question marks regarding the existence of the cage. For example, what is the exact number of workers locked up and where they come from.
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