Abu Dhabi: Indonesian women domestic workers have started coming to the UAE again after a brief interval. “Around 1,000 domestic workers arrived here since the Indonesian Embassy in Abu Dhabi introduced a pilot system of ‘outsourced model’ in mid-2016. But, seven other categories of domestic workers — both men and women — can be recruited only through recruitment companies authorised by the Indonesian Embassy. “Between 40,000 and 60,000 of them are workers, of which , 80 per cent of them are female domestic workers. BOXFIGURES1000 Indonesian workers reached UAE in 2016 under new system900 female domestic workers arrived in 2016Dh 1200 – minimum salaryBetween 100,000 and 110,000 Indonesians in the UAE86,000 of them are workers80 per cent of workers are female domestic workers.

Source: Ethiopian News January 14, 2017 19:01 UTC