Family demands ‘unpaid’ wages
KUALA LUMPUR: The family of Indonesian domestic worker Adelina Lisao, who died following alleged abuse and mistreatment by her employers here, is demanding compensation for their loss.
According to a Saturday report by the Jakarta Post, Adelina’s family claimed that she was not paid her salary since the beginning of her employment in 2015.
“We demand that Adelina’s salary for three years be paid. Do not justify withholding her salary because she was unregistered.
“The amount does not matter. (It) is her right (to be paid),” said her aunt, Petronela Koa, when waiting to claim Adelina’s remains at El Tari International Airport in Kupang, east Nusa Tenggara.
The family claimed that two people had allegedly recruited and sent Adelina to work illegally in Malaysia.
The duo in question have since been arrested by local police for forging Adelina’s documents. Her documents indicated that Adelina was six years older than her actual age of 17 when she was sent to Penang three years ago.
Funeral preparations were underway in her hometown yesterday.
On Feb 10, Adelina was reportedly rescued by police following suspected repeated abuse by her employers.
She died the next day at Bukit Mertajam Hospital.
The case, initially investigated under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt, may be probed under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, pending results of police investigations.