REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CILACAP -- A 50-year-old female migrant worker (TKW) Parinah was finally reunited with her family. She has been separated for 18 years and all communication cut off since her employer moved her from Saudi Arabia to London.
Parinah, who was accompanied by the officer of the Center for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers of Serang, Banten, arrived at the home of her eldest child Sunarti, 36, a resident of Nusawungu Village, Cilacap District, Central Java, on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. local time.
Parinah, on arrival, was greeted by her three children, who were teary-eyed and had waited long for her return. Prior to entering the house, Parinah's feet were washed with water by her youngest son, Nurhamdan, 29.
Parinah admitted to being happy to meet and reunite with her children, as she had long wanted to return to her hometown. "Thank God, I can go back home after waiting for a long time. I cannot stand London anymore," she remarked.
Parinah admitted to not having made any future plans, including the possibility of returning to being a TKW.
However, Parinah's second son Parsin, 33, immediately forbid his mother from becoming a TKW for the second time.
Similarly, Parinah's only daughter Sunarti was also glad to be reunited with her mother. Before getting married, Sunarti had send a letter to her mother but received no reply at that time.
Meanwhile, after receiving official news about her on March 1, 2018, the Indonesian Embassy in London, in collaboration with the Met Police UK and Met Police Brighton, Sussex, managed to rescue the migrant worker Parinah belonging to Banyumas District, Central Java, who had lost contact with her family for 18 years.
Parsin, the second child of Parinah, shows his mother's last photograph and letter asking help to return to Indonesia, in Petarangan village, Kemranjen, Banyumas, Central Java Province, on Monday (April 9). Parinah is an Indonesian migrant worker went missing for 18 years.
The Indonesian Embassy in London will continue to coordinate with the Brighton police to handle the Parinah case comprehensively, including obtaining rights through the local judiciary.
Meanwhile, Parinah, who had departed from London on Tuesday evening (Apr 10), arrived at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, on Wednesday afternoon (Apr 11) and was immediately escorted to her home.
However, Parinah was not taken home to her house in Petarajangan Village, Kemranjen Sub-district, Banyumas District. Instead, she was driven to the house of her eldest daughter Sunarti in Nusawungu Village, Cilacap District.
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