TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Keni, 28, an Indonesian migrant working in Saudi Arabia; and Sunemi, 34, working in Kuwait, tortured by their employers, receive compensation of Rp10 million from Manpower and Transmigration Minister Erman Suparno at the Indonesian Police Hospital in Kramat Jati, Jakarta.
“Also Rp30 million was added,” said the minister when visiting the two workers at the hospital on Wednesday (14/1) through a press release received by Tempo Thursday (15/1).
The assistance was also given by the Working Agencies that sent them which are PT Boghsan Labrindo (Rp10 million) and PT Trisula Bintang Mandiri (Rp5 million). The insurance consortium also gave Rp10 million to each worker excluding the insurance claim. Keni was treated under the insurance company Asuransi Proteksi while Sunemi with Asuransi JAS.
Keni's employer tortured her with an iron and pulling her teeth. While Sunemi's employer stabbed her stomach. “The torturing is categorized as criminal action,” said Minister Erman.
Minister Erman consulted with the Foreign Affairs Department to contact the embassy of Saudi Arabia to solve the problem legally.
Director for the Indonesian Protection and Legal Body at the Foreign Affairs Department, Teguh Wardoyo, explained that further action is being discussed. “Lawyers are provided already in Riyadh and Jeddah,” he said.
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