http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article614776.ece
Indonesia sees no early return of housemaids
By RIYADH: ARAB NEWS
Published: Apr 21, 2012 00:21 Updated: Apr 22, 2012 23:29
Hindarar Bramoudio, a consul at the Indonesian Consulate General, has
denied reports to the effect that his country and Saudi Arabia have
reached a final agreement that would allow the return of Indonesian
housemaids to the Kingdom.
Reports have been circulating that Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have worked
out their differences and have removed the obstacles preventing the return
of Indonesian maids to the Kingdom.
"These reports are merely rumors. There is no agreement between the two
countries in this regard," the Indonesian diplomat told the Dammam-based
local Arabic daily Al-Sharq yesterday.
The consul explained that the political freedom in his country has obliged
the government to interact with the demands of the Indonesian manpower
working abroad to ensure their rights in the countries in which they work.
"The government has to support the demands of overseas workers so as to
avoid chaos and havoc inside the country," he added.
The consul, however, made it clear that Indonesia would not mind the
return of Indonesian maids to the Kingdom if Riyadh agreed to the terms
and conditions set out previously to ensure their rights, foremost of
which was a work contract.
The consul explained that what was agreed upon with the Saudi side so far
was concerning the general features of the basic human rights as
stipulated in the Human Rights Charter.
"This happened about two weeks ago during an international conference on
human rights which was held in Indonesia," he added.
The consul pointed out that agreements were reached on a number of pacts
that would be applied on housemaids working in various countries of the
world and not limited to the Indonesian housemaids alone.
The consul said it was up to the labor ministers and the authorities
concerned in the two countries to arrive at a formula that was acceptable
to both sides and would resolve the stalemate on the issue.
"Indonesia is willing to reopen recruitment of housemaids to work in the
Kingdom if the rights of the housemaids are protected under a
crystal-clear work contract," he said.
According to him, about 90 percent of the Indonesian manpower in the
Kingdom are housemaids. "Before the stoppage of recruitment, there were
1.2 million Indonesian housemaids and drivers working in the Kingdom," he
said.
The consul admitted that the cases of violation of personal rights and
violence concerning Indonesian housemaids in Saudi Arabia were little
compared to the large number of Indonesian workers. "There were only
10,000 such cases. Considering the total number of Indonesian manpower in
the Kingdom which is 1.2 million, this is very low," he said.
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