Oleh Titie W., BMI Hong Kong
Hong Kong BMIs' work comfort was disturbed by the Erwiana case. As a country that guarantees justice for local and foreign workers, of course this case has seriously tarnished Hong Kong's reputation.
The Hong Kong government immediately sent police, labor officials and doctors to Indonesia to handle Erwiana's case.
Abuse and harassment, both verbal and act, often occur against migrant workers from Indonesia. In fact, according to a study by a Hong Kong organization of 3000 respondents (1.300 of them BMIs), 58 percent admitted to experiencing verbal abuse. or harsh words, 18 percent bullying, and 6 percent sexual harassment.
The vulnerability of harassment and mistreatment of Indonesian migrant workers does not only occur in Middle Eastern countries. BMIs in Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong are not immune from the cruelty of the persecution, which sometimes begins with trivial problems, and even seems far-fetched, as happened to Runensi, a Hong Kong BMI from Indramayu.
For whatever reason, his employer got angry with him. The commotion between the two was inevitable. Runency's employer beat and punched him. Then they also reported to the police.
Runency was called by the agent and his employer asked for peace in front of the agent. Runensi eventually withdrew her report to the police, but not her employer. It turns out that the case is still ongoing. Runency was only able to surrender while waiting for the final investigation result from the Hong Kong police.
Be vigilant, careful and thorough. Even though the law is guaranteed by the state properly and strictly. We have to be careful. Don't let the cases that happened to Erwiana, Runensi, and others happen again. Not all BMIs are lucky, just as not all employers in Hong Kong are kind. (Titie W / localhost / project / personal / ddhongkong.org / ddhongkong.org). *
