Kicked And Slapped Maids Recount Horror Of Working For A Datuk

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Satuni (left) and Yati decided to escape when their employer went to perform her umrah on May 2.KUALA LUMPUR: After enduring four months of abuse at the hands of her employer, Satuni (not her real name) decided enough was enough.
The 36-year-old Indonesian maid claimed the employer would kick and slap her and beat her on the head with a broomstick.
She told FMT the employer had the title of “Datuk” and was a glamorous woman who used to grace the covers of magazines.
Satuni hails from East Java.

She alleged that she was forced to work even after she contracted Covid-19.
She said she was punished for trivial reasons, such as failing to clean any dust that fell to the floor from the wall.
She also said she had to work from 5am until midnight, seven days a week.
To make matters worse, she was also abused by her employer’s three children, including one who would often remind her that she was a poor person.
Satuni said her ordeal would have been prolonged if not for her friend Yati (not her real name), also a maid for the Datuk’s household.

Yati, who worked there for three weeks, also claimed to have suffered abuse. She said she was reprimanded almost every day for “illogical reasons”.
“I had to put the shoes on Datuk’s feet every time she wanted to go out. If I make a little mistake, I will be kicked.”
Yati said the last straw for her was when the employer slapped her. She said she demanded to be sent back to her home in West Java if the Datuk was not satisfied with her work.
But she did not want to leave Satuni behind to bear the brunt of the employer’s anger, she added.
The two women decided to escape when the employer went to Mecca to perform the umrah on May 2.
A neighbour drove them to the Indonesian embassy.
They later found out that another maid, a driver and a guard had also fled from the house.
A representative of the Indonesian embassy told FMT the embassy would seek legal action against the employer. - FMT

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