An Indonesian maid, who was forced to work unpaid for an Egyptian family in Saudi Arabia and England for 18 years, has finally returned home.
The 50-year-old maid left Indonesia in 1999 and first worked for an Egyptian family in Saudi Arabia. The family then moved to England in 2001 where she continued to work for them illegally, Tempo reported.
The maid said she was not paid for her work and was was not allowed to contact anyone, including her family in Indonesia. She also worked long hours and was not given days off. She said she was not allowed to leave her employer’s home unless she was accompanied by a member of the family.
Earlier this year, she secretly went to a post office near her employer’s home where she sent a letter to her family, saying she needed help. Her son alerted the Foreign Ministry in Jakarta, which contacted the Indonesian Embassy in London.
On April 5, she was rescued by the embassy and British police and her employer and his family were arrested. The embassy assisted in her repatriation.
She left the UK on Tuesday evening and has been reunited with her family.
So what happened to her boss and what about unpaid work?
So Sad ???? Story
employers such this should be punished.you are not slaves..they should pay to this indonesian lady..
so? did she paid of her salaries?
Hmmmm maskin
She’ll get triple I hope..
How can this be true. She would need a visa to go to UK from Saudi Arabia why didn’t she report it then, she would have had to go in person to collect this visa and more than likely also need an interview. She would have also gone through immigration in both countries. This whole scenario seems rather dubious.
You cannot generalise this family bad behaviour to millions…
Agree with everyone that this is inhuman and should recieve punishment according to the law.
I was wondering why she waited almost two decades before taking action. She should have called a police if not able to escape.. Why endure almost two decades of abuse and renegement on payment of salary. She was a martyr to that Egyptian family!