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The Sharing

The sad fate of our friend, Susilah…

The fieldtrip

Special report from Geneva

The profile

Ristanti Ningrum, Indonesian DW representative in

Geneva

SPEAK UP English Newsletter for P3K-Indonesian Embassy in Singapore

7th edition, July 2011, (50 cents for donations)

Editor’s note

Dear readers,

CONGRATULATION!!!

Congratulation to all Domestic

Workers in the world generally, and

Domestic Workers in Singapore,

especially. For now, on June 16, ILO

has adopted a convention for

Domestic Workers.

Nina, will share with us about her

friend, Susilah, in the sharing

coloumn

On the fieldtrip, Rista will give us

report on her trip to Geneva,

Switzerland.

There will be quiz, and other

informative article.

Our sincere apologize as we didn’t

publish June edition.

Team Speak Up

cassandra_shoghun@yahoo.com

The team

Ristanti Ningrum (81199291) ( tan_rista@yahoo.com )

Mumbasitoh (82277598)

Mariana (81462921)

Kuswati (watieks@gmail.com)

Vivian ( Vivian_6745@yahoo.com )

Supervised by :

Endang Sulistyowati (halistya16@yahoo.com)

Iis Sumiarsih (aisyareza@yahoo.com )

Wulan aquarianti (wulan_aqua@yahoo.com )

Be who you are and say what you feel

because those who mind don't matter and

those who matter don't mind.

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She asked her Employer

to sent her home, for

somehow she had the

feeling that her time

was close.

TRAGIC STORY from Susilah

In year 2005, She come to Singapore for the first

time to work as a domestic Worker. She was working

to a Chinese employer in Bukit Panjang area,

Singapore. She looked happy with the employer and

she continued to work for them for 2 years.

After 2 years she decided to change employer for

some reason. Her next employer was Indian family.

She worked for 4 years for this family. She still

working in Singapore but she change to another

employer. This time she was looking for foreigner

employer, with one simple reason, for her better

future.

Since she started to work to this employer, she

started taking computer course and also joined the

organization provided by HOME. She had graduated

from the computer course that she taken and

received certificate for it. She recommended a lot of

friends to join the courses as she found it really

useful.

She is a cheerful lady, with full of hope for the

future. As single parent, she wanted to provide

everything for her

daughter, especially

on education. She always

wanted her daughter to be able to enter high school.

Soon after she worked for the new Employer , she

started having problem. When She met us, every

Sunday, she will complained about not feeling well,

headache and stomach pain.

On April, she went to Malaka for a day trip that was

organized by HOME> She wasn’t feeling well, to tell

the truth. After comeback from Malaka She

complain about having high fever which keep

continued for about 2 weeks. Her condition is

getting worse, and so She asked her Employer to

sent her home, for somehow she had the feeling

that her time was close.

So she went back to her hometown, which is Cilacap,

Central of Java. One week being with her family she

passed away with the doctor said she was suffered

from kidney problem.

by Nina (susilah’s friend)

The sharing

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picture 1 The UN building (palais De Nation)

picture 2 At the opening ceremony, June 2,2011

The field trip

MY TRIP to GENEVA,

SWITZERLAND (May 29-june 12) Rista

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The committee on domestic workers was lead by the chairman, Mr.Hans cucdac, from Philipines.The vice chair for the workers group is Mdm Halimah yacob, and vice chair for employers group is Mr.Paul meckay. There were worker representatives from 180 countries around the world. On the first day sitting, there were 23 government delegation wish to take the floor to express their support on convention supplemented by a

recommendation. They were : Philadelphia, Hungary represent Europe Union which has 27 members, France represent IMEC

which has 38 members, Argentina represent GRULAC, South Africa represent AFCA, Australia represent ASPAC, Brazil, Ghana,

Philippines, Senegal, US, Tanzania, China, Venezuela, Kenya, Norway, Indonesia, Switzerland, Nepal, Canada, Japan, Zimbabwe,

Morocco, Sri lanka.

When the session has ended, I walked up the Indonesian government delegation, to thank them for the support given by

Indonesian government. I let them know, that upon hearing the support by Indonesia, has lift up my hope for the convention and

for the change of the thousands Indonesian domestic workers will be treated equally as any other workers. Being able to spoke to

them personally give me a positive attitude toward the convention and Indonesian government.

On June 2, the morning meeting was started with the government who hadn’t had a chance to spoke on the day before and then

continued with the presentation from the NGOs. Here, MFA had appointed me to represent the delegation. I feel honored as they

entrusted this very important task to me. With this rare opportunity, I had improved my confidence on speaking in public, also

made me realize the significance effect made by NGO by giving the statement. After I finish reading the statement and as

everybody in MFA said it was well done, I gain more confidence in approaching Indonesian government as they had heard their

selves, even as a domestic worker, I have ability too. Off course show the

world that Domestic workers are human too, which entitled every right as

everybody else has.

I had a meeting with the whole delegation of Indonesia Government

together with other Indonesian domestic worker working in Hongkong,

representative of JALA PRT (Jakarta), and the worker’s representative,

discussing about some issues on the amendment in the convention which

needed support from the government, and we urge them to express their

support in the committee. We also discuss about other issue on domestic

worker, such as KTKLN (kartu Tenaga Kerja Luar Negeri), card for Indonesian Migrant workers. We share information on the

condition of Indonesian workers around the world.

The discussion in the committee was ended on June 10,2011 with the finalization of the recommendation part. Before that the

committee especially the workers party had celebrated victory on June 07,2011 at 9.15 pm, when the committee finished

discussing the convention and deemed the convention as adopted. So the history has been made. It was mix of feeling, glad that

finally there is a convention but als o anticipation as what will going to happened, and the fact that some country might will not

ratify it.

Together with MFA team and Mdm.HAlimah Yacob. Together with all the committee members on domestic workers

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Key notes from the convention :

The fundamental principal and rights at work for domestic workers, including:

a. freedom of association and the effective recognition the right to the collective bargaining.

b. the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor.

c. the effective abolition of child labor.

d. the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and recognition.

Minimum age for the domestic workers consistent with provision on the Minimum age convention, 1973 (no.138) and the Worst

Forms of child Labor convention 1999,(no.182).

Domestic workers who are under age of 18, has the right to get compulsory schooling, further education or vocational training.

Article 9 mention the freedom to reach agreement with employer.

Article 10 is about the daily and weekly rest that have to be given to the domestic workers. As the convention mean to bring forward

domestic workers to be treated equally with any other workers, the day was fixed 1 day in every seven days and it could be

accumulated to the maximum of 14 days. This meant to give flexibility for domestic workers who might need more time to visit

his/her family on their day off.

In article 14, it is mentioned that domestic workers should be able to enjoy conditions that not less favorable than others workers in

respect of social security protection, including respect to maternity. This is very important, as what I experienced in Singapore, We

have to take pregnancy test every 6 months, and when domestic workers found out, she is pregnant she have to be terminated.

Article 17 is particularly important, as talk about the employment agency, where member of state should take measure that

employment agency not exploit the domestic workers

Convention : Every provision in the convention is binding to the country who ratify it, which mean that country have to follow every

provision said in the convention.

Recommendation : The provisions in the recommendation will not bound the country who ratify the convention, as its only mean to

supplement/clarify the convention.

Rista in our eyes

Meeting Rista at the first time

in International Labour

Conference, Geneva,

Switzerland (2/6/2011). A

humble, intelligent girl and

also a fellow Indonesian

domestic worker who works

in Singapore.

Shaking her hand, talking to her, no one can imagine that the simple girl next

door like her made a spectacular speech in front of the plenary of ILO

Tripartite Committee representing Migrant Forum Asia, a regional network of

NGOs, associations and trade unions of migrant workers, and individual

advocates in Asia that are committed to the protection and promotion of the

rights and welfare of migrant workers.

After her speech, tears of pride from MFA colleagues welcomed her when

she returned to her seat. But they were not the only one who were proud of

Rista. We, fellow Indonesian migrant workers from the Netherlands, who

witnessed it were also very proud of her. It is a glory for all Indonesian

Migrant workers that our fellow, Rista, has represented us to speech in

International forum and delivered our voices.

Sharing our stories as Indonesian Migrant Workers living and working

abroad, we found some common situations between Indonesian fellows in

Singapore and in the Netherlands. We face some similar issues such as the

protection of the rights of Indonesian migrant workers and the difficulties in

approaching Indonesian embassy. We further found that we have common

struggle in enforcing Indonesian government to ratify the convention on the

protection of the rights of all and members of their families as well as to

ratify the ILO convention on decent work for domestic workers.

We hope, in the future, Indonesian migrant workers abroad either in

Singapore, the Netherlands or in any other countries could have some

collaborations in struggle for the rights of Indonesian Migrant workers and

their families. ‘Coz together we can, unity for all, samen zijn we sterk!

by Yasmine Soraya, IMWU Netherlands

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This month recipe by rista

Salmon and vegetable Quiche

Ingredients :

For pastry :

2 cups plain flour

125 grm, butter

¼ cup water (as needed)

Vegetable filling

220 g can salmon/tuna, drained

1 cup blanced/half cooked broccoli florets

1 cup thawed corn kernels

½ cup grated cheese

4 spring onion

½ cup milk

¾ creamer

3 eggs

2 tbsp tomato sauce

salt and ground blackpepper to taste

Methode :

1. Preheat oven to 180 C

2. Grease and line a 23 cm flat round tin

3. Sift flour onto a bowl, rub in butter, add enough water to

mix to a firm dough and cover and refrigerate for 30 mnts.

4. Roll pastry large enough to line the tin then place in and

press down making it as even as possible.

5. BLIND BAKE –cover pastry with baking paper and cover

paper with dried beans or rice. Bake in moderate oven for

7-10 mnts until slightly brown. Allow to cool to room temperature

6. Beak salmon/tuna slightly with fork and combine in

a bowl with corn, cheese and spring onion.

7.Combine milk, cream and eggs and tomato sauce

an separate bowl and mix well.

8.Spread salmon mixture into pastry case, distribute broccoli

and pour over eggs mixture.

9.Bake for 30 mnts until set..

Creativity site

A poem by SATINI

You came in my life, you give me joy you give me a hope, you give me a dream You promised me about the future Then.. I believed you, I accept you in my life you give me happiness Next.. After I hope fully on you, and I think you will be mine, YOU R GONE left me alone After I loving you, you break my heart You don’t know, that when u r gone You change my smile to weeping You left me alone to live with our memories, It’s hurt, but I believed I could live without love How could I enjoy this live If you are not beside me How could I smile, if you r gone..?? Do you know? How is my feeling now? I live with our memories full of sorrow, that will come and closed my heart Even I am alive, my heart had died, faded with you I am alone I am singing, But the rhythm full of sorrow I am smiling but no one know my heart is crying I am all alone WITHOUT YOU…

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Weekly day off campaign by TWC2 & HOME

Date : July 24, 2011

Venue : 711 Geylang road 03-03

Oriental venture building, Singapore

Open for all Domestic workers to give their view

about weekly day off.

Speak Up team is planning to conduct a

journalism workshop in English with tutor Mr.

abdu Rahman, a SPH journalist. Plan to start on

September, twice a month, between 1 pm-3

pm. Fee @ $50 for 10 session. Interested please

SMS me @ 81199291

Indonesian Embassy Authority in Singapore

Sweet writing and contribution from:

~Nina ~Rista ~Atien

~Yasmine soraya ~Satini

Lovely pictures from Rista, ILO official

website.

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When was the ILC 2011 held?

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*recipe book as a prize

Special Thanks

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