Indonesian Maid Abused by Saudi Arabian Employer

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/indonesian-maid-sumiati-tortured-for-alleged-poor-work/408046

Jakarta. A Saudi Arabian woman has admitted to burning her Indonesian maid, Sumiati, with an electric iron and other forms of torture because she was “reckless” in performing her duties, it was reported on Tuesday.

The Saudi Gazette said the Saudi Investigation and Prosecution Bureau (IPB) had formally charged the employer, who was not identified, and sent her to the General Prison in Madina.

A source close to the IPB, the Gazette reported, said Sumiati had alleged that she had been abused over a period of three months.

“Her body was burned on many places, both legs were almost motionless, some parts of her skin on her head were removed and there were marks of old wounds on her body including skin loss on her lips and head, a fractured middle finger and a cut near an eye.”

The paper quoted Sultan Bin Dhahim, Head of the Lawyers’ Committee in Madina, as saying the employer had also been charged with premeditation to commit physical assault.

He said that such cases of abuse in Saudi Arabia were rare — claims that have previously been rejected as false by a number of migrant worker organizations.

The Gazette also reported that the employer’s son had initially contacted police to report the abuse.

“He also said that his mother tried to deceive the police by saying Mustapa had tried to commit suicide.”

It's well known that Saudi Arabia, like many other Middle Eastern nations, is heavily dependent on migrant labor. While many nations (including the U.S.) have significant migrant work sectors, countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are far more dependent on this imported labor than most.

Unfortunately, with this often comes abuse. Because a lot of the workers are from considerably poorer countries, the people involved are sometimes treated badly. Sumiati was obviously treated far worse than most, but it begs the question, "How common is this level of abuse or levels nearing it?"

 

More common than we hear about I'd bet. It's a problem the cops in Vancouver are trying to get a handle on and in some high profile cases have laid charges for human trafficking.

 

Apparently, there are even sex slaves in San Francisco. Many of them come from East Asia.

 

This is cool, just in the news here tonight:

 

Hurry up and get the facts out before Margot gets in here with her typical Saudi apologist antics.

 

the true Islamic state and woman, such a cozy relation.

Endorses pedophilia and wife beating but hey

 

Go to Arab News and/or Saudi Gazette.. the Saudis are in a stew about mistreatment of foreign maids.

Did you think that foreign nationals are not abused in the US?????

http://www.womensfundingnetwork.org...-america-sex-trafficking-in-the-united-states

 

Foreign nationals are far better protected by law in the USA.. Not to mention that in the case of a non Islamic religion the woman has no rights.

 

Human Trafficking in Israel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_Israel

Grow up.. Criminal behavior is not relegated to one group or country.. Clearly you are extremely stupid.

 

Against the law, call the police if you see it. Silly arguments again. In Saudi Arabia it is not guaranteed that a foreign worker even gets a say when they go to the police, let alone speak the language and get active help....

 

Its against the law in Arabia too, fool.

Language? Are you kidding me.. ???

 

Behold what Margot tries to defend.

So Margot finds gangrape ok and to flog the woman afterwards is a sign of great cultural enrichment. The fact migrant workers are more enslaved then anything else is also ok in Margot land. In Margot Land the Saudi Police is reliable and helps woman. Cough cough.


get a clue!

 

How is that different from human trafficking in Israel?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_Israel

The world is full of creeps.

Read the Saudi newspapers about the outcry against this abuse.

 

It is true . Israel/America/ Saudi etc. none can claim the moral high ground re abuse/ exploitation/ill-treatment of improverished /third world workers.

For ficks sake , they've been doing the same + worse to their own people for centuries, havent they ?

Tel-Aviv is today , the world's leading whore house, due to Jewish pimps exploitation of Eastern european sex slave trafficking.

However, I'm glad to see the Saudi authorities taking required measure to ensure that other third world (underdeveloped world) workers are fully protected/not abused in future.

 

Wait a min. is it really true that the situation of Non American workers in the US is as bad as Non Saudi workers in Saudi Arabia?

 

I'm not saying 2 wrongs make a right , but - lets recognise a pot n'kettle situation, and look at a bigger picture. .

"Sexual assault of migrant workers in Israel
by: Hanny Ben-Israel

Introduction

This report will present a general overview of the subject of sexual assault of migrant workers in Israel, as well as several case studies currently handled by Kav LaOved, which demonstrate the prevalent difficulties and problems. We will conclude this report with out recommendations for changing and improving the status quo.

It’s important to state at the outset that even though Kav LaOved handles hundreds of cases per year regarding sexually assaulted migrant workers, we find it difficult to asses the scope of the phenomenon. This is due to the fact that our organization operates in many ways (phone hotline, personal interviews, distribution of information pamphlets, lawsuits etc), and we have no records of how many people used our information leaflets or our hotlines to receive information regarding their rights as sexual assault victims.

We have also found that on many occasions where migrant workers were sexually assaulted, they do not wish to include the sexual aspect in their complaints for various reasons described below, so the information we have on file (through records of counseling meetings and court files) does not accurately track sexual assault victims. We can only assume that the scope of the problem is much greater than the data we have at Kav LaOved indicates.


READ MORE ;

http://www.kavlaoved.org.il/media-view_eng.asp?id=381

 

Who knows. OFF hand I'd say there are many more (illegal) migrant workers in US than legal migrants in Saudi .

But , what are conditions like it Turkey ? I dont think Turkey's got many if any migrant workers , but does it really matter whether workers are migrants or not ?

 

I am quite sure that there are also worker abuses in Turkey, too. But the thing is Turkey has quite detailed labour law. I bet the US has too. But what about Saudi Arabia?

 

I would'nt profess to be an authority on Saudi Labour Laws, which apparently didnt attract any international attention , until recent months.

What are your thoughts + can you substantiate it with authorative legal evidence ? i.e. the opinions of some one familiar with Saudi laws as opposed to biased opinions. ?

cheers .

 

Turk - I worked in Saudi for 3 plus years. I worked according to my contract with my Saudi employer - made sure that I obeyed to laws of the land - was well treated - never encountered any problems.
First thing I told my Filipino staff , was that they were there to provide for their families , nothing else. At the end of their contracts they all returned to their homes - NO PROBLEMS .

 

Saudi Arabia can't have any law which contradicts with sharia law. That's why I am worried about the workers there.

Just one question for you, If a foreign worker insulted Allah in Saudi Arabia, what would happen?

 

Huh?

If an employee hits a Saudi he or she would be promptly deported.

 

If an Employee sworn at Allah, what would happen?

 

this isn't what he asked...

 

I have no idea.. I never saw that in 20 years.

What do they do in Turkey?