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1 | Indonesian Maid Says She Was Beaten, Starved and Burned in Hong Kong | Indoneziana Mpiasa An-trano Milaza Ho Voadaroka, Nomena Sakafo Ambany Foitra, Nodorana Tao Hong Kong |
2 | Thousands rallied on January 19, 2014 demanding justice for Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, an Indonesian maid who was allegedly tortured by her employer. | An'arivony maro ireo nifamory tamin'ny 19 Janoary 2014 hitaky ny rariny ho an'i Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, Indoneziana mpiasa an-trano izay voalaza fa nampijalian'ny mpampiasa azy. |
3 | Photo from Hong Wong. | Sary avy amin'i Hong Wong |
4 | [The author of this post is a volunteer editor for news site inmediahk.net, which is quoted in this report.] | [Mpanoratra miasa an-tsitrapo no nanoratra ity lahatsoratra ity ho an'ny tranonkalam-baovao inmediahk.net, izay voatonona ato anatin'ny tatitra.] |
5 | Another damning case of foreign maid abuse has recently been exposed in Hong Kong. | Tranga iray mampivalaketraka miresaka fanararaotana natao taminà mpiasa an-trano iray no niseho masoandro tao Hong Kong tsy ela akory izay. |
6 | Thousands of Indonesian domestic workers and local residents in the city on January 19, 2014 demanding justice for Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, a domestic worker who was allegedly abused by her employer for months. | Ny 19 Janoary 2014, an'arivony maro ireo Indôneziana mpiasa an-trano sy mponina any an-toerana no nitaky ny rariny ho an'i Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, mpiasa an-trano izay voalaza fa nanaovan'ny mpampiasa azy fitondra tsy mendrika nandritry ny volana maro. |
7 | The 23-year-old maid arrived in Hong Kong in May 2013 and started working for a family in Tsueng Kwan O, where she says was beaten with sticks and hangers on a daily basis for 8 months for “poor performance” at her job. | Tonga tao Hong Kong ity mpiasa an-trano 23 taona ity tamin'ny May 2013 ary nanomboka niasa ho anà fianakaviana iray tao Tsueng Kwan O, ka nolazainy fa voadaroka kibay sy fanantonana ‘rideau' isan'andro izy tao nandritry ny valo volana noho ny filazana azy ho “tsy mahavita ny asany”. |
8 | As a result of the compulsory live-in arrangement, she could not reach out to her fellow maids for help. | Vokatry ny fifanarahana tsy maintsy natao momba ny fomba fiainana tao, tsy azony natao ny mivoaka mifandray amin'ireo namany vehivavy mpiasa an-trano hafa mba hila vonjy. |
9 | She could not even escape because her passport was held up by the maid agency, which she says only cared about getting back their service fee from the maid's monthly salary and ignored her desperate call for help. | Tsy vitany na dia ny handositra aza satria nogiazan'ny masoivoho mpitady mpiasa an-trano nampiditra azy niasa ny ‘passport', izay tsy niraharaha afa-tsy ny nandray ny saran'ny tolotr'asany avy amin'ny karama isam-bolan'ireo mpiasa an-trano ary ninia tsy nahalala ny antso vonjy nataony. |
10 | Local media reported that she was found “covered in cuts and burns” in the Hong Kong Airport on January 10, 2014 and was hospitalized immediately after she arrived back home in Java, Indonesia. | Notaterin'ireo mpampahalala vaovao avy any an-toerana fa tao amin'ny seranam-piaramanidin'i Hong Kong izy no hita ny 10 Janoary 2014 teo ary “rakotra tataka sy doro” ka naiditra hôpitaly avy hatrany taorian'ny nodiany an-tanindrazana tany Java, Indonezia. |
11 | Apart from obvious cuts, the initial medical report found small bone fractures in her head. | Ankoatra ireo tataka mivandravandra, ny tatitra ara-medikaly voalohany dia nahita fahavakisan-taolana any anaty lohany. |
12 | In fact, she was let go by her employer because she could barely walk due to the injuries. | Raha ny marina, dia navelan'ny mpampiasa azy handeha izy noho izy efa nila tsy ho afa-mamindra intsony vokatry ny ratrany. |
13 | Erwiana Sulistyaningsih was found in the Hong Kong airport on January 10, 2014 with obvious physical injuries on her body. | Hita tao amin'ny seranampiaramanidin'i Hong Kong tamin'ny 10 Janoary 2014 niaraka tamin'ireo ratra mivandravandra nandrakotra ny tenany i Erwiana Sulistyaningsih. |
14 | Photo from Apple Daily News, non-commercial use. | Sary avy amin'i Apple Daily News, tsy azo ampiasaina hitadiavam-bola |
15 | Back home in the hospital, Sulistyaningsih told the media that “she was beaten daily, burned and allowed only two meals of plain bread and rice per day. | Vao tonga tany amin'ny hôpitaly, nolazain'i Sulistyaningsih tamin'ireo mpampahalàla vaovao fa “voadaroka isanandro izy, nodorana ary tsy nahazo nihinana afa-tsy mofo sy vary fotsiny amin'izao in-droa isan'andro. |
16 | She was allowed to sleep only between 1 p.m.-5 p.m. but not at night”. | Amin'ny 1 tolakandro hatramin'ny 5 hariva ihany izy no mahazo alàlana hatory fa tsy amin'ny alina”. |
17 | In fact, she's not the first maid from this family who has claimed they were abusive; at least two other maids who worked for the same employer have said that they had similar experience. | Raha ny marina dia tsy izy no voalohany amin'ireo mpiasa an-trano tao amin'ity fianakaviana ity nitaraina noho ny fanararaotana natao azy ireo; raha kely indrindra dia mpiasa an-trano roa hafa efa niasa tao amin'io mpampiasa io no niteny fa efa niaina zavatra tahaka izao |
18 | Activist groups are working together to press for policy solution to end the city's modern-day slave system. | Miasa miaraka amin'ny mpanao gazety ireo vondrona mpikatroka mafàna fo mba hanao tsindry hisian'ny politika hampitsaharana ity rafi-panandevozan'ny andro maoderina ity. |
19 | Auyang Lunfa from inmediahk.net, a local citizen media site, reported from the rally one of the maid's testimony: | Auyang Lunfa avy amin'ny inmediahk.net, tranonkalam-baovaon'olon-tsotra ao an-toerana, dia nitatitra avy eny amin'ilay famoriam-bahoaka ny fijoroana vavolombelona nataon'ny iray tamin'ireo mpiasa an-trano : |
20 | Foreign maid Susie alleged at the rally that she was also starved and abused by the same employer between 2011 to 2012. | Nanambara i Susie, vahiny mpiasa an-trano, fa izy koa dia noararaotina sy tsy nomen'io mpampiasa io sakafo teo anelanelan'ny 2011 sy 02012. |
21 | Photo from Tom Grundy's Twitter. | Sary avy amin'ny kaonty Twitter Tom Grundy |
22 | Indonesian maid Susi said she was working for the same employer between April 2010 to March 2011. | Nilaza ilay Indoneziana mpiasa an-trano, Susi, fa efa niasa ho an'io mpampiasa io koa izy teo anelanelan'ny Aprily 2010 sy Martsa 2011. |
23 | For 11 months, she was forbidden to leave the apartment and was required to work 20 hours a day. | Nandritry ny 11 volana, noraràna izy tsy handao ny trano fonenany ary noterena hiasa ora 20 isan'andro. |
24 | She was beaten as well. | Voadaroka ihany koa izy. |
25 | “Whenever I did something wrong, I would be beaten”, she said. | “Isak'izay misy zavatra kely tsy nety nataoko, dia tsy maintsy ho voadaroka aho”, hoy izy. |
26 | Her former employer would beat her with sticks and twisted her ears, once Law even threatened Susi and asked Susi to kill herself. | Sady midaroka azy amin'ny kobay ilay mpampiasa azy taloha no manolana ny sofiny ihany koa, efa nandrahona an'i Susi indray mandeha i Law sady niteny taminy hamono tena. |
27 | Susi had to beg her, saying: “I have two kids, don't ask me to die.” | Nitalaho taminy i Susi, niteny hoe: “Manan-janaka roa aho, aza mangataka ahy hamono tena.” |
28 | Susie says the agency did not pay her the 3,580 Hong Kong dollars [approximately 480 US dollars] monthly salary. | Lazain'i Susie fa tsy nandoa ny vola 3.580 dolara Hong Kong tokony ho karamany isam-bolana ilay masoivoho mpitady mpiasa [eo amin'ny 480 dolara Amerikana eo]. |
29 | She was only given 6,000 Hong Kong dollar [approximately 880 US dollars] by the end of her 11 months of work. | 6.000 dolara Hong Kong monja [eo amin'ny 880 dolara Amerikana] no nomena azy tamin'ny volana faha-11 nifaranan'ny asany. |
30 | Susi had reported her case to the police [after Sulistyaningsih's case was exposed]. | Nitondra ny momba azy teny anivon'ny polisy i Susi [taorian'ny nipoahan'ny raharaha Sulistyaningsih] |
31 | Eni Lestari, a foreign migrant worker campaigner, revealed that another Indonesian domestic worker named Tina had worked for the Law family for three months in 2011. | Eni Lestari, vahiny mpiasa mpila ravinahitra sady mpanentana, no namoaka fa misy Indoneziana iray hafa, mpiasa an-trano antsoina hoe Tina niasa ho an'ny fianakaviana Law nandritry ny telo volana tamin'ny 2011. |
32 | Tina was also starved, worked overtime and was beaten. | Nomena sakafo ambany foitra ihany koa i Tina, niasa nihoatra ny tokony ho izy ary voadaroka. |
33 | She reported the case to the police with her friends' help and managed to resign from the job. | Nitondra ny nanjo azy teny anivon'ny polisy i Tina, niaraka tamin'ny fanampian'ireo namany ary nahavita niala tamin'ilay asany. |
34 | Now Tina is working in Singapore. | Amin'izao fotoana izao dia ao Singapour i Tina no miasa. |
35 | Tina's case was never investigated, according to local media's report. | Tsy nasianà fandalinana mihitsy ny tranga nahazo an'i Tina, araka ny tatitry ny mpampahalala vaovao avy ao an-toerana. |
36 | The Hong Kong police said that they did not have enough evidence. | Ny polisy ao Hong Kong nilaza fa tsy ampy ny porofo nentina teo anatrehan'izy ireo. |
37 | When Sulistyaningsih's case was exposed by local media, Hong Kong police filed it under “miscellaneous case” because they did not have enough evidence to warrant taking further action. | Rehefa napoakan'ireo mpampahalala vaovao ao an-toerana ny raharaha Sulistyaningsih, napetraky ny pôlisin'i Hong Kong ho eo anaty lisitry ny “tranga misaritaka” satria hoe tsy ampy hahafahany mihetsika ny porofo eo am-pelatanany. |
38 | Local women rallied on January 19, 2014 to show their support for Erwiana Sulistyaningsih. | Vehivavy tao an-toerana nifamory tamin'ny andron'ny 10 Janoary 2014 mba haneho ny fanohanan-dry zareo an'i Erwiana Sulistyaningsih. |
39 | Photo from Facebook campaign page Justice for Erwiana! | Sary avy amin'ny pejy fanentanana ao amin'ny Facebook “Justice for Erwiana! |
40 | Justice for Migrant Domestic Workers! | Justice for Migrant Domestic Workers!” |
41 | Over the past week, migrant organizations and local activist groups, including Mission for Migrant Workers, Amnesty International (Hong Kong), Open Door, Women Worker Association and Hong Kong Coalition of Trade Unions has been campaigning for justice for Sulistyaningsih. | (Ny Rariny ho an'i Erwiana, Rariny ho an'ireo Mpiasa an-trano mpila ravinahitra) Nandritr'iny herinandro lasa iny, nanao fanentanana hitakiana ny rariny ho an'i Sulistyaningsih ireo fikambanan'ny mpila ravinahitra sy mpikatroka mafàna fo avy ao an-toerana, nahitàna hatramin'ny “Misiôna ho an'ireo Mpiasa Mpila Ravinahitra”, ny “Amnesty International (Hong Kong)”, ny “Open Door”, ny Fikambanan'ny Vehivavy Mpiasa an-trano ary ny Fiaraha-mientan'ireo Sendika ao Hong Kong. |
42 | The weekend protest attempted reveal the Hong Kong police's long-time negligence of domestic workers' calls for help as well as other discriminatory and exploitative policies, including the mandatory live-in requirement and the fortnight regulation on their visa, as well as the lack of minimum wage and working hour protection. | Ny hetsi-panoherana natao tamin'ny faran'ny herinandro dia niezaka ny hamoaka ny tsy firaharahiana efa nataon'ny polisin'i Hong Kong hatry ny ela tamin'ireo antso vonjy avy amin'ireo mpiasa an-trano, hatramin'ny politikam-panavakavahana sy fanararaotana, ahitàna ny fifanarahana tsy maintsy natao momba ny fiainana anatiny ary ny fepetra momba ny fe-potoana 15 andro fahazoana mipetraka, hatramin'ny tsy fisian'ny fiarovana ny karama farany ambany indrindra sy ny fetr'ora fiasàn'izy ireo. |
43 | Similar discussion happened a few months before when the story of Kartika Puspitasari's abuse came to light. | Efa ho volana vitsy tany aloha tany, nitranga ny adihevitra tahaka izany rehefa niseho masoandro ny tantaran'ny fanararaotana nanjo an'i Kartika Puspitasari. |
44 | An infographic explaining the exploitative policy concerning foreign domestic workers. | Kisary anazavàna ny politikam-panararaotana manjo ireo vahiny mpiasa an-trano. |
45 | Image from Facebook campaign page Justice for Erwiana! | Sary avy amin'ny pejy Facebook fanentanana “Justice for Erwiana! |
46 | Justice for Migrant Domestic Workers! | Justice for Migrant Domestic Workers!” |
47 | It is obvious that the Hong Kong government has to bear responsibility for the vulnerable situation of the foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong. | Mivandravandra izao fa mila miatrika andraikitra ny governemanta ao Hong Kong momba ny fepetra marefo iainan'ireo vahiny mpiasa an-trano ao Hong Kong. |
48 | Post 852, a newly established commentary platform, explained the unbalanced power relationship between the employer and maid and made a suggestion: | Post 852, sehatra iray vao napetraka ho fanehoankevitra,dia nanazava ny mizàna mitanila misy eo amin'ny fifandraisan'ireo mpampiasa sy ny mpiasa an-trano ary nanome soso-kevitra : |
49 | Different from local residents, foreign domestic workers are isolated from the society and thus in a vulnerable position. | Samihafa amin'ireo mponina ao an-toerana, avahana ireo vahiny mpiasa an-trano eny anaty fiarahamonina ary dia miaina teo-draharaha sarotra noho izany. |
50 | […] foreign maids have very frew friends and their family members are not in Hong Kong. | […] zara raha manana namana ireo vahiny mpiasa an-trano ary tsy misy ao Hong Kong ny fianakavian-dry zareo. |
51 | No one knows that she is being abused. | Tsy misy mahalàla mihitsy hoe araraotina anie ikalakely any. |
52 | Even if foreign maids get to know some of their peers in Hong Kong, they don't have each others' addresses. | Na dia mety ho mahafantatra mpiasa an-trano tahaka azy ao Hong Kong aza ireo mpiasa an-trano ireo, tsy mifankahafantatra adiresy akory. |
53 | When the employer confiscates their mobile phone, she would be cut off from the rest of the world. | Rehefa giazan'ireo mpampiasa an-dry zareo ny findainy, dia mety ho tapaka tanteraka koa ny fifandraisany amin'izao tontolo izao. |
54 | Many kids joined the rally to support their nannies. | Ankizy maro no nanatevina laharana ilay famoriam-bahoaka ho fanohanany ny mpitaiza azy ireo. |
55 | Image from Facebook campaign page Justice for Erwiana! | Sary avy amin'ny pejy fanentanana ao amin'ny Facebook “Justice for Erwiana!” |
56 | [In principle] every agency should provide services such as paying home visits to the maid. | [Ara-poto-kevitra] tokony hanome tolotra toy ny fiantohana ny fitsidihana fianakaviana ho an'ireo mpiasa an-trano ireo masoivoho mpitady mpiasa. |
57 | However, such visits are not set to ensure the safety of the maids, but to solve communication problems between the employers and the maids (the main purpose is to serve the employers). | Kanefa, ireny fitsidihana ireny tsy voafaritra mba hiantohana ny fitoniana sy fahaleman'ireo mpiasa an-trano ireo, fa ny hamahàna ny olan'ny fifandraisana eo amin'ny mpampiasa sy ny mpiasa an-trano (ny tena tanjona dia ny hanome vàhana ireo mpampiasa). |
58 | If the employers choose “no home visits” when they sign the contract, home visits is not mandatory. | Raha toa ilay mpiasa ka misafidy ny “tsy hitsidika fianakaviana” rehefa mameno ny fifanarahan'asa, dia tsy voatery ny fandefasana azy hody hitsidika havana. |
59 | Actually the government can make it mandatory for the agencies to pay home visits to the maid or they cannot obtain the licenses. | Ny marina dia afaka ataon'ny governemanta ny manery ireo masoivoho mpitady mpiasa ireo mba hiantoka ny fitsidihan'ireo mpiasa an-trano ny fianakaviany, raha tsy izany dia tsy hahazo fahazoan-dàlana hanao ny asany ry zareo. |
60 | Or the government can even set up its own team to randomly pay home visits to the maids or require the maids to have a private interview with the officers. | Na azon'ny governemanta apetraka ihany koa ny ekipany hanao fitsidihana an-tselika an'ireny mpiasa an-trano ireny na hitaky tafatafa manokana ifanaovan'ireo mpiasa an-trano amin'ny manampahefana |
61 | As a result of the pressure from migrant organizations and the Indonesian consulate, Hong Kong police and labor department finally sent an investigative team to Indonesia on January 20 to obtain testimony from Sulistyaningsih, as well as her medical reports from the hospital. | Vokatry ny tsindry avy amin'ireo fikambanan'ny mpila ravinahitra sy ny kaonsily Indoneziana, ny niafarany dia nandefa tarika mpanao fanadihadiana ho any Indonezia ny polisin'i Hong Kong sy ny departemantan'ny asa tamin'ny 20 Janoary mba haka ny fijoroana vavolombelona ataon'i Sulistyaningsih, hatramin'ny tatitra ara-medikaly momba azy avy amin'ny hôpitaly. |