A Saudi diplomat in Germany has been accused of allegedly abusing his Indonesian maid and refusing to pay her salary for 18 months.
Indonesian protestors demonstrate in Yogyakarta on June 24, claiming their government is failing to protect its migrant workers following the recent execution of an Indonesian maid in Saudi Arabia.
A German human rights group, which made the allegations against the Saudi diplomat in Berlin says it will file a lawsuit in Germany's highest court to press the claims, DPA reported.
The German Institute for Human Rights says the 30-year-old Indonesian maid said that she was beaten and humiliated “like a slave” by the Saudi attaché, whose name has not been announced, and his two wives.
The rights group added that a German labor tribunal has rejected a lawsuit by the maid in earlier June because of “her employer's diplomatic immunity.”
The Saudi diplomat's lawyer Philipp von Berg also denied the allegations as “untrue.”
The rights group says the maid fled the diplomat's home in October, and returned to her house in Indonesia.
“She was never paid the agreed monthly wage of 750 euros, yet worked 18-hour days.”
The mistreatment of Indonesian workers, particularly females, in Saudi Arabia has strained the two states' relations in recent years.
The execution of an Indonesian maid last month also prompted the government of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take stern action against Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia "broke the norms and manners of international relations" by carrying out the death sentence, the Indonesian chief executive said.
The Indonesian government has also filed a protest against the Saudi government over the execution of the Indonesian citizen.
The German Institute for Human Rights says the 30-year-old Indonesian maid said that she was beaten and humiliated “like a slave” by the Saudi attaché, whose name has not been announced, and his two wives.
The rights group added that a German labor tribunal has rejected a lawsuit by the maid in earlier June because of “her employer's diplomatic immunity.”
The Saudi diplomat's lawyer Philipp von Berg also denied the allegations as “untrue.”
The rights group says the maid fled the diplomat's home in October, and returned to her house in Indonesia.
“She was never paid the agreed monthly wage of 750 euros, yet worked 18-hour days.”
The mistreatment of Indonesian workers, particularly females, in Saudi Arabia has strained the two states' relations in recent years.
The execution of an Indonesian maid last month also prompted the government of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take stern action against Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia "broke the norms and manners of international relations" by carrying out the death sentence, the Indonesian chief executive said.
The Indonesian government has also filed a protest against the Saudi government over the execution of the Indonesian citizen.
No comments:
Post a Comment