Banning recruitment of Indonesian maids is not so good for business

From today's Arab Times...

Indonesia urged to lift ban on domestic workers recruitment

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 22: The Chairperson of the Kuwait Union of Domestic Workers’ Office Owners Fadhel Ashkanani appealed to concerned authorities in Indonesia to lift the ban on the recruitment of domestic workers to Kuwait, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily.
Ashkanani wondered why the Indonesian government continues to place a ban on the recruitment of workers to Kuwait despite efforts by the government to break barriers confronting the workers. He said the government has been resolving issues concerning the Indonesian workers, especially those piling up at the Indonesian Embassy. He claimed that the government has been providing facilities to solve the problems of workers, while they cooperate with the embassy to ensure the safe return of those who are determined to go back home.

Ashkanani criticized the justification for the continued ban due to the intention of the Indonesian government to include a clause to the subsisting agreement in that regard. “The sudden ban on recruitment has adverse implications on both parties, and we can continue working based on the current agreement until we fashion a new one”, he suggested.

So the largest trader in Indonesian slaves wonders why Indonesian government is putting a ban on recruitment of domestic workers... maybe the Indonesian government is displaying some spine and is concerned about the lack of human rights in Kuwait, and the number of maids 'piling up' at the Embassy using Ashkanani's (reportedly) own words.