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
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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