Domestic Workers From Indonesia Experience Torture And Are Not Paid For Six Months In Malaysia

Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Hermono visited household workers from Banyuwangi who were tortured by their employers (photo: dock. intermediate)

KUALA LUMPUR - A female domestic worker (PRT) from Indonesia experienced torture and was not paid for six months in Malaysia. The Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Hermono on Monday May 1 in Kuala Lumpur said PRT from Banyuwangi, East Java, Nani (not her real name), complained to her when she was visited at Kuala Lumpur Hospital on Sunday 30 April afternoon that her employer had been tortured since September 2022. But Nani, Nani, was helpless because she was forbidden to leave the house and was not allowed to hold a communication tool. The 39-year-old PRT suffered burns to the back and arm as a result of being ironed and smeared with hot water. The eye was also seen black-plated as a result of being beaten by the employer. In addition, her salary was not paid since she first worked in March 2022. Because she was unable to stand when her back and arms were ironed, Nani admitted that she shouted as powerful as she was heard by her employer's neighbors. Hermono's screams who ended her illness after she was picked up to the local police. Hermono said on March 23, 2023 Police Resort Brickfield rescued Nani, who was then taken to the hospital for treatment. According to the police, the woman's employer who was suspected of being beaten has been arrested. According to him, the torture he was always carried out in front of his male employer and their children, but none of them prevented the brutality of the female employer. Hermino said when he visited Nani, he could clearly see the scars of the wounds on several parts of his body. Nani admitted that her long hair was forcibly cut when he was dragged into the bathroom. Hermono, who had served as a dubes during the 2.5 years, admitted that he was estimated to be heavy Nani's body down by about 10 kilograms or more," said Hermono, quoted by Antara. Hermono asked the Malaysian Police to demand that male employers who allowed his wife's torture against Nani., while almost never seen any similar treatment was experienced by workers from other countries. The house (shelter) asks for a full witness of KRI MiBRI.

Most of the cases experienced by PMI are unpaid salaries. According to Hermono, some PMIs are not paid their salaries for more than 10 years, even though their employers are people. He said the root of the problem could be due to a kind of degrading attitude (superiority complex) that some Malaysians have towards PMIs and are not afraid of legal consequences. "I think this should be a serious concern for the continuation of PRT's delivery to Malaysia," he said. Nani left for Malaysia to become PRT when Indonesia had not opened PMI shipments due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Malaysia had not yet opened the entry of foreign workers. This means that Nani's departure to Malaysia is unofficial (non-procedural) and this non-procedural departure is still happening to date," said Hermono. He ensured that the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur would closely monitor the handling of the case by Malaysian law enforcers to ensure that the perpetrators of torture were sentenced according to their actions.