Refleksi : Mesir yang adalah negeri Arab yang letak geografisnya berdekatan dengan Arab Saudia telah menghentikan pengiriman Tenaga Kerja Wanita mereka ke Arab Saudia dengan alasan perbedaan kebudayaan. Dibalik alasan kebudayaan ini tentunya perlakuan tidak berperi kemanusiaan di Arab Saudia.
Sekalipun sekian banyak berita dan kejadian yang dialami oleh Tenaga Kerja Wanita (TKW) Indonesia, tetapi pemerintah rezim neo-Mojopahit selama hampir lebih 40 tahun tetap mengirim TKW ke Arab Saudia. Kalau senang dibodohi oleh rezim berkuasa untuk dijadikan budak, apa boleh buat, silahkan kirim terus pahlawan dewisa kesana. Iseng-iseng lihat video footage ini : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p94t2YkoGQo atau juga baca ini : http://www.mail-archive.com/ppiin...@yahoogroups.com/msg58036.html http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article26304.ece 'Abuse pushes maids to end their lives' By RIMA AL-MUKHTAR | ARAB NEWS Published: Mar 6, 2010 12:47 AM Updated: Mar 6, 2010 12:47 AM JEDDAH: Housemaids are claiming violence and mistreatment are the main reasons why many of them try to end their lives. In the last couple of years there have been countless reports of abuse in the media, including testimonies from maids about the withholding of salaries, verbal or physical abuse and restrictions on their movements. "Maids never have the intention to kill themselves, but circumstances put them in a place where they are facing a dead end," said a recruitment officer. Maids who are physically or emotionally abused have no choice but to either run away or attempt suicide. Those maids are expected to work around the clock, sleeping for only two or three hours a night. "I worked in a house where the sponsors used to feed us one meal a day and lock the fridge later to make sure we didn't eat anything else," said Salma, an Indonesian housemaid. Earlier this year, a maid tried to hang herself from the ceiling. Another tried to drink detergent to end her life. Yet another threw herself from the window of a building. The lucky ones were saved. Maids are also beaten up or sexually abused by their sponsors. An Arab News report published on Feb. 27 told the story of an Indonesian maid taken to hospital when she fell from the third floor of her sponsor's building. The doctors later found that the maid had been beaten up and tortured and found burns and lashing marks on her back. They also detected internal bleeding and an injury to her head. "Sponsors need to know that we are already humiliated by working as house maids," said Tess, a Filipino housemaid. "And we don't need any more insults to add to our misery. We are working for the money. If we didn't need it we wouldn't have left our family and friends in the first place." Mar 6, 2010 7:42 AM Report abuse It is very sad article, we are Muslims and Islam doesnâ?Tt allow us to do such acts with human. Itâ?Ts a disgraceful for all of us. There should be some rule from their visa strategy, so maids can visit their countries after some time. Hope people can understand that maids are also a human being. Riaz Murtaza Mar 6, 2010 7:43 AM Report abuse This topic doesn't need any explanation. There is absolutely no doubt about this. I wonder, why this issue has been ignored by the authrorities from several decades. I have lived in Riyadh more than 29 years and used to hear such stories everyday. Furqan Mar 6, 2010 9:59 AM Report abuse Unfortunately Slavery system got the new and legal name "Sponcership" Kafeel owned a slave as an employee through the legal work. Please stop this practice atleast in this Holy Country. atq Mar 6, 2010 9:59 AM Report abuse I think its high time that govt. has to act upon this. where are the shoura council and other religion priest.. are we really following human rights. Drew C. Mar 6, 2010 10:00 AM Report abuse I have lived in the Kingdom for 18 years and when I hear of the non-muslim maids being tortured and not paid...I give them money secretly and arrange telephone calls to their families. This behavior by Saudi Sponsors breaks my heart. I tell my Saudi friends and they say..."Stay out of their business, it will get you in trouble". But I am human and God commands me to help. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
