Two M'sian women nabbed over forced labour of Indonesian woman

ALOR SETAR (Bernama): The Kedah Labour Department rescued an Indonesian domestic worker who had been forced to work without pay for more than two years and detained the victim’s two employers in a raid in Kampung Berjaya here Wednesday (Jan 29) morning.

The department’s Kedah director Arzanil Bahadon said the two female suspects were picked up after a raid was carried out on their residential premises following public complaints.

He said the 26-year-old woman had entered the country using a social visit pass, before claiming to be tricked by an agent who promised her a job with a valid permit, but eventually she was subjected to forced labour and was not provided with comfortable accommodation.

"The victim claimed she was sleeping on the floor while her passport was held by her employers, ” he told a press conference here Thursday (Jan 30).

Arzanil said the suspects were currently released on police bail and the case is being investigated under Section 12 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act (ATIPSOM) 2007, which carries a maximum jail term of 15 years and fine, upon conviction. - Bernama