AFTER 18 months working in Malaysia, Rabiah is now jobless. The 20-year-old returned home after her Malaysian employer, Shin-Etsu Sdn Bhd, terminated her work contract. Already since January Rabiah had felt the impact of the global crisis: no more overtime and her work days with the magnet producer reduced from four to two weeks a month.

Rabiah, graduate of a vocational school in Kebumen, Central Java, received her termination letter on March 21