Dreaming of a better future, some 700,000 Indonesians each year join the ranks of migrant workers abroad. But many face exploitation, abuse and deception at the hands of their employers. Michael Malay travelled to the West Javan province of Indramayu to talk to some of those who have returned.
Despite her experiences in Singapore, Aneda is determined to work abroad again. ‘I want to go to Taiwan,’ she says.
When Samudi found employment in 2012, for a Taiwanese fishing company, he didn’t know he would be underpaid, made to work excessive hours, and deceived about the terms of his contract.
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