'Tortured' maid among Time's 100 influential people's list

Time magazine has named an Indonesian maid allegedly tortured by her Hong Kong employer as one of the world's 100 most influential people, shining a spotlight on the city's treatment of its migrant workers.
Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, 23, reportedly suffered months of abuse in a case which has renewed concern over the treatment of domestic helpers in the southern Chinese city and sparked angry protests.
Time's recognition of Sulistyaningsih brings international attention to the treatment of migrant domestic workers in the city, said Eman Villanueva, spokesman for the Hong Kong-based Asian Migrants' Coordinating Body.
"The inclusion itself only proves that the issue of migrant domestic workers, the slavery, the exploitation and abuse is something that the international community should pay attention to," Villanueva said.
Villanueva also said Erwiana's actions and her inclusion on the list would empower more victims to speak out.
Law Wan-tung, a 44-year-old Hong Kong mother-of-two has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Sulistyaningsih.
The Asian financial hub is home to nearly 300,000 maids, mainly from Indonesia and the Philippines, and criticism from rights groups over their treatment is growing.
Time magazine's list also included Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban attack in 2012 when she was shot in the head by the militants for campaigning for girls' education.