Suffering Abroad, Feeling Sorrow at Home
The government should provide adequate protection to Rokaya, Sri Siti Marni, Susmiharti and other domestic workers so that they can work properly and safely and comfortably.
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The chairman of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (SBMI) Indramayu Juwarih (center) visited the Indramayu Resort Police, West Java, Thursday (28/10/2021). Juwarih reported the case of Indonesian migrant worker, Rokaya, who was suspected of being the victim of a criminal act of trafficking in persons.
With the lure of a big salary, in addition to the debt burden of her family, Rokaya (40) has decided to work abroad as a domestic worker. However, instead of being prosperous, the mother of two children is miserable.
There was heavy rain on Thursday (28/10/2021) afternoon, like the gloomy life of Agni Ramadhan (23). Riding a motorbike as far as 36 kilometers, the young woman along with her aunt, Desty Puspa Mentari (29), and chairman of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Union in Indramayu, Juwarih, visited the Indramayu Precinct Police Office, West Java. She reported to the police that her mother, Rokaya, was suspected of being a victim of a human trafficking. “My mother is sick in Iraq. She often feels dizzy. Her eyes hurt too. She works from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.,” said Agni.