12 Facts About Anis Hidayah

Anis Hidayah was born on 1976 and is an Indonesian activist who works with migrant workers and human rights issues.

Anis Hidayah's work has been recognized by Human Rights Watch in Toronto with the receipt of the Alison Des Forges Award in 2011 and the Yayasan Pusat Studi Hak Asasi Manusia with the Yap Thiam Hien Award for human rights in 2014.

Anis Hidayah was born on 7 November 1976 in a small village in the Bojonegoro Regency of East Java, in Indonesia.

Anis Hidayah enrolled in law school and attended Jember University in the Jember Regency and became involved in the Indonesian Islamic Students Movement.

Anis Hidayah joined the East Java Women's Solidarity organization in 1999 and worked with them for a year and a half before beginning her graduate studies.

Anis Hidayah did not complete her graduate degree, because of her involvement in founding Migrant Care.

In 2004, Anis Hidayah co-founded an NGO, "Migrant Care" to advocate for immigrant Indonesians working abroad.

Anis Hidayah argued that allowing the death penalty to be carried out in Indonesia, directly impacted the ability to negotiate for release of Indonesian workers abroad.

Anis Hidayah's concerns were substantiated when two domestic workers in Saudi Arabia were executed without prior notice.

Anis Hidayah spoke against the plan, arguing that discrimination against migrants, which restricted worker's rights would not solve the problems they face.

In 2016, Anis Hidayah urged lawmakers to create regulations that would eliminate recruitment fees and would require true employment conditions to be disclosed to workers.

In 2011, Anis Hidayah received the Alison Des Forges Award from Human Rights Watch in Toronto for her advocacy on behalf of women and migrant workers.