Indonesia Repatriates 500 Domestic Workers from Morocco Amid Trafficking Concerns
A total of 500 Indonesian domestic workers are being repatriated from Morocco. The dismantling by the Indonesian police of several trafficking networks has certainly accelerated this process, which only justifies a moratorium adopted by the country and which bans the trafficking of domestic workers.
According to the moratorium adopted by Indonesia in 2015, "sending or receiving Indonesian domestic workers is illegal, in addition to being potentially considered an act of human trafficking." However, several trafficking networks persist, particularly to countries in the MENA region, including Morocco, which alone is said to have hosted 500 domestic workers.
According to the Indonesian press, all these workers have been repatriated, including those sent by trafficking networks to several other countries such as Syria (300), Turkey (220), Saudi Arabia (200).
The consular affairs officer at the Indonesian embassy in Morocco, Erna Sugih Priatin, listed the difficulties encountered by these Indonesian domestic workers, including "lack of remuneration, mistreatment or confiscation of identity documents by the employer."
Regarding Morocco, "the repatriated domestic workers transited through Malaysia and Singapore," she added.
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