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A domestic helper from Surabaya who may have been abused by her employers is now in stable condition after she was found unconscious in her workplace in Malaysia, a government official said on Wednesday.

Muntik Hani, 39, was taken to Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang Selangor , some 50 kilometers from Kuala Lumpur, after a neighbor tipped off the police.

Sumardoko, a spokesman for the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration, said Muntik was slowly regaining consciousness.

“Muntik is now in stable condition, although she has bruises on her face and wrist. She also has a broken back and can’t move her legs,” Sumardoko said.

Widyarka Ryananta, the press attache at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, said Muntik was working in the country without proper employment documents.

“She has worked here for two months and she has no immigration documents,” he said. “She was sent here by an unauthorized placement agency.”

Muntik worked for a woman identified as Wanitsi and her husband, whose name officials did not release.

Malaysian authorities raided the family’s home on Tuesday and detained Wanitsi. Her husband is still at large.

The Indonesian Embassy said it would provide Muntik with all the assistance she required.

Meanwhile, a local labor rights watchdog criticized the Indonesian government for what it described as its lack of commitment to protecting the rights of domestic helpers employed in Malaysia.

Wahyu Susilo, a public policy analyst at Migrant Care, cited the recent case of Siti Hajar, an Indonesian domestic helper who was savagely abused by her Malaysian employer.

The government followed up on Siti’s case and temporarily banned domestic helpers, as well as construction and plantation workers, from heading to Malaysia in search of employment.

Wahyu said a 2006 memorandum of understanding between the two governments to improve working conditions for Indonesians in Malaysia was still under review.

“The government should bring the talks to an immediate conclusion, with an emphasis on protection for migrant workers,” he said.