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Thousands of women travel abroad each year to work as domestic helpers. About 80 percent of all Indonesian migrant workers are women, mostly domestic workers. Some 60 percent are in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Jordan and Qatar, w
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