Taking Care of Our Female Workers Abroad

The recruitment agencies that profit from finding and sending female workers abroad should be responsible for what happens to them.

May 8, 2001

This is old news, but it still rings true. Indonesian female workers are still deceived. Instead of the work advertised, they are forced to satisfy men’s lust (see Investigation). Is this not the same as nineteenth century slavery but disguised in a more civilized and lucrative package?

We can’t deny that some workers prosper in a decent environment. There are success stories of women lifting their families out of poverty. At t

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