Saudi Arabia deports 2,700 Indonesians

by uusjio | January 26, 2008 at 03:35 am
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"I am happy to have returned to Indonesia on the same aircraft as the vice president. Otherwise. I would have come under extreme stress and desperation," said Nasitoh, a female worker hailing from Sukabumi, West Java.
Nasitoh ran away from her Saudi Arabian employer who had not paid her salary for more than one year.
During the flight from Riyadh to Jakarta, Kalla and Immigration official Muhammad Indra took a few minutes of their time to greet and patiently listen to the complaints of the deported Indonesians.
According to Nasitoh, more than 600 Indonesian problematic migrant workers had been taken into custody by Saudi Arabian police and Immigration officials at an accommodation for foreigners.
She said most of them were under great stress because they had no money at all and wanted to return home soon but did not know when.
Meanwhile, Rina, another worker who returned with the vice president, said she ran away from her employer because she could not stand the repeated instances of sexual harassment she was ...

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