Posts with tag: Domestic workers
Never mind Industry 4.0, domestic workers are already being dehumanised
2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Gender, Human Rights, Law, Policy in FocusNo need to wait for the fourth industrial revolution, dehumanisation is already a reality for informal domestic workers in Indonesia, writes M. Nur Sholikin.
Talking Indonesia: foreign workers and creative pursuits
Arts, Talking IndonesiaIn the latest episode of the Talking Indonesia podcast, Dr Charlotte Setijadi chats to Dr Jafar Suryomenggolo about the creativity and agency of Indonesian foreign domestic workers. What do their literary works reveal about their lives and the challenges they face?
Why the ban on sending migrant workers to the Middle East isn't working
Analysis, Human Rights, PoliciesSince mid-2015, the government has banned the placement of Indonesian domestic workers in 21 mainly Middle Eastern countries. But Wahyu Susilo, from Migrant Care, writes that the desire to work in the Middle East remains high, and workers who flout the ban are much more vulnerable to human trafficking and abuse.