Abused Indonesian Maid Gets Paltry Compensation
Maha Akeel; 21/5/08
A High Court judge in Riyadh, on Monday, awarded SR2,500 in compensation to Nour Miyati, an Indonesian maid whose toes and fingers were amputated following alleged abuse by her sponsor and his wife. Reviewing a previous ruling, the judge also dropped charges against the wife of Miyati’s sponsor, who had admitted abusing the maid, and overturned the 35 lashes she was sentenced to. Meanwhile, the sponsor was found innocent due to a lack of evidence.
See: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=110110&d=21&m=5&y=2008
Tags: Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Womens Rights, Workers