Jakarta takes steps to check IndonesiansÂ’ abuse abroad Web posted at: 6/18/2006 5:0:39 Source ::: The Peninsula by staff reporter
Jakarta • The Indonesian government views ill-treatment of nationals employed as domestic helpers in the Middle East and other parts of the world "very seriously," and Jakarta is taking all possible preventive measures, Imron Caton, Secretary General at Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs, said. Speaking to The Peninsula, Caton said, delegations of officials from his ministry, Ministry of Manpower and Employment and representatives of UN mandated labour organisations were now visiting various countries where Indonesian manpower was deployed in large numbers, to check for any violations. In addition, the foreign ministry has established a special directorate that will embark on various projects aimed at improving the overall welfare of Indonesian citizens working abroad, including conducting training sessions to upgrade their skills. Caton said, these efforts gained momentum after a December 2005 visit to Malaysia by the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. An Indonesian woman who was initially recruited as a domestic servant but forced to work as a prostitute, managed to narrate her plight to Yudhoyono, as he attended a public function. The president and accompanying Malaysian officials, aghast at what occurred, launched a crackdown that netted human traffickers in the two countries, he added. QRC distributes QR8.2m in assistance doha • The Qatar Red Crescent disbursed aid worth QR 1.6m inside Qatar and QR 6.6m as donations and assistance outside the country last year. The assistance inside Qatar included monthly coupons for food given to needy families, house rents for 1255 families including 660 Qatari families. Other countries benefited were Niger, Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea, Iraq and Pakistan, among others, said the annual report of the charity, presented in its annual general meeting recently. In a speech read out by on behalf of the chairperson Sheikha Eisha bint Khalifa Al Thani, Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali, vice chairperson of the charity said that it had done a lot but the humanitarian relief work needs more perseverance and cooperation. Mohammed Mujahid, from planning and follow up section of the charity gave a detailed presentation on its programmes and activities, which includes donation to Palestinian people worth over QR 1.8m, Somalia (QR 51,684), Sudan (QR 212,127), Lebanon (QR 36,500) and Iran (QR 200,750). At the end of the meeting, the budget for 2006 was presented and approved unanimously. http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=Rest+of+the+World&month=June2006&file=World_News200606185039.xml ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What does your credit report say about you? Find out on the Beehive. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XrNZRC/HPaOAA/cosFAA/IRislB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Web: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mediacare/ Klik: http://mediacare.blogspot.com atau www.mediacare.biz Untuk berlangganan MEDIACARE, kirim email kosong ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mediacare/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
