THE suspicions of activists supporting migrant workers were not misplaced. The suffering of Ceriyati is just one case that has come out into the open, like the tip of an iceberg. Behind this, yet to be exposed, are tragic stories of housemaids overseas, especially in Malaysia.

Even before the Ceriyati case came to court, two similar incidents occurred. Siti Kurniatan and Lilis, two women from Central Java working as maids in Malaysia, went throu