Indonesia: Exploited domestic workers urgently need legal protection

Headline Title:  Indonesia: Exploited domestic workers urgently need legal protection 13 February 2014 Millions of domestic workers in Indonesia are at risk of economic exploitation and routine abuse while living in legal limbo without protection, Amnesty International said as the country marks National Domestic Workers Day on 15 February. The organization called on parliament to urgently pass a domestic workers law before its term expires in September 2014. “Domestic workers remain essentially second-class citizens in Indonesia. Millions of them, the vast majority women…

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