Indonesian Counsulate General in Dubai Repatriates Seven Workers

London Aug (Antara) - The Indonesian Consulate General (KJRI) in Dubai has repatriated seven Indonesian workers, six women and a man, from Dubai, a spokesman said. The KJRI helped settled their legal problems, including with the local immigration office, police, and their employers, according to Adiguna Wijaya, a KJRI official, here on Saturday. The returning workers are Benny Rodhianto from Cirebon, Nurhasanah and Santi from Cianjur, Sumyati from Sukabumi, Tamimah from Lebak, Neli Eliyanti Sukandi from Tangerang, and Rohmatun from Jepara. Before leaving home, the workers were housed in accommodations provided by the consulate general for periods of one to nine months. He further said the consulate general has, since January 2013, helped 164 Indonesian workers return home. The seven workers were previously employed by people from the United Arab Emirate (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran and Sudan. Meanwhile, the Indonesian consul general in Dubai, Imam Santoso, called on would-be female workers to have learned skills before moving abroad.(*)