Migrant workers from the province have no bargaining power once they go with a recruiter and they are victims before they even start work, according to a human rights lawyer. Photo: Shutterstock
‘It is modern-day slavery’: migrant workers from Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara face trafficking, abuse
- The impoverished province is a recruiting ground for many migrant workers, including those who are moved illegally within Indonesia’s borders
- Those seeking to return as they flee violence or exploitation turn to Antonious Remigius Abi, an ethics professor who also calls East Nusa Tenggara home
Migrant workers from the province have no bargaining power once they go with a recruiter and they are victims before they even start work, according to a human rights lawyer. Photo: Shutterstock