An Indonesian domestic worker whose work pass has been renewed annually over the past 17 years was at the Kuala Lumpur Labour Court today, claiming 12 years of unpaid wages.

Nani (not her real name), who was rescued by the police in November last year, alleged her employers had refused her pleas to return her home and instead, at one point offered to book a burial plot for her in Malaysia.

“I told them, no matter what happens to me...