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Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Datuk Zainal Abidin Mohd Zin said the stereotyping
of Indonesian workers and the abuse by some employers must stop immediately.
<p>He also called on the Indonesian media to tone down their general perception
of Malaysians being arrogant. </p>
<p>“With more than two million Indonesians working in Malaysia, legally or
otherwise, there is bound to be problems and cases of abuse. </p>
<p>“But the thing is, if they happened, why are not these cases resolved.
From the point of view of the Indonesians, we are practising double standards.
</p>
<p>“They feel that when it comes to Indonesians committing a crime in Malaysia,
justice has been swift but when it comes to Malaysians abusing their Indonesian
worker, no action is taken,” Zainal Abidin told Malaysian media covering
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s three-day working visit
to South Sulawesi yesterday. </p>
<p>The ambassador said there was also the concern of Malaysian employers withholding
the passports of Indonesian workers, which, in the eyes of Indonesian activists,
were against human rights. </p>
<p>Then, he said, there were cases of mistreatment and abuse of these workers
which had been blown out of proportion by the Indonesian media. </p>
<p>Zainal Abidin urged Malaysians to erase from their vocabulary the term “Indon”
used to refer to the Indonesians. </p>
<p>The Indonesians, he said, felt trongly about the word as to them it was a degrading
term. </p>
<p>“The Information Department and Wisma Putra have already instructed the
media to stop using the word to refer to Indonesians, but it is still largely
used by the general public.” </p>
<p><i>Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/9/10/nation/18835926&sec=nation</i>
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