Indonesian ban on workers to Saudi Arabia (Moratorium in retaliation to maid's beheading)

[Turborama]

Source: Al Jazeera English

Moratorium from August 1 reflects Jakarta's anger over maid's execution in kingdom last week.
Last Modified: 23 Jun 2011 10:50

Indonesia has barred its citizens from travelling to Saudi Arabia to work, amid a spat with Riyadh over the beheading of an Indonesian maid in the kingdom for alleged murder.

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Indonesian president, on Thursday condemned the beheading and accused Riyadh of breaking the "norms and manners" of international relations.

"I decided to apply a moratorium on sending Indonesian workers to Saudi Arabia, to be in effect on August 1, but starting from today, steps toward this have begun" he said in a live TV address.

The moratorium will apply "until Indonesia and Saudi Arabia can come to an agreement to give rights necessary for Indonesian workers," he added.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/06/201162383559495252.html

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[Leftist Agitator]

1. Fuck the Saudis...

Those regressive pricks treat women like chattel, fund and promote terrorism, and are absolutely barbaric toward anyone who is even accused of a crime, let alone "convicted". They protect monstrously evil dictators, and are the most anti-American "ally" that the United States has.

We should have invaded their piece of shit country, not Iraq.

[jberryhill]

2. +1

If we ever get beyond "they hate is for our freedoms", folks might figure out that Bin Laden's beef with the US was our propping up the corrupt and barbaric House of Saud.

[SoapBox]

3. Ditto.

...savages.