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Ada Pertanyaan? Hubungi Kami Ady Thea Dian Achmad, Andin Aditya Rahman
The annual exodus to hometowns phenomenon, commonly known as mudik, is typically followed by another phenomenon, urbanization. Following the Idul Firti holiday, it is estimated that millions of the rural population rush to Indonesia’s large urban centers, mainly in search of employment
Muhaimin Iskandar, Minister of Manpower and Transmigration, comments that the flow of migrants from rural to urban areas always increases after Idul Fitri. He estimates that this year, more than one million people will relocate themselves to the large cities, such as Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Semarang, Medan and Batam.
“Unfortunately, most of these newcomers are not equipped with sufficient skills and expertise to look for appropriate employment,” stated the Minister during a gathering with officials from the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration on Monday.
According to Muhaimin, the government must properly prepare for this annual urbanization phenomenon to prevent ongoing problems in the future. One step that has been taken by the government is to encourage properly implemented autonomous regional development
“Regional autonomy must succeed in developing growth centers and improving the development of rural areas and small towns so that the local population does not have to migrate to cities,” he explained.
Previously, the Labor Institute of Indonesia (LII) also predicted that there will be approximately one million people migrating to Jakarta searching for jobs after Idul Fitri.
Andy William Sinaga, campaign coordinator at the LBI, estimatesthat two million workers returned to their hometowns this year over the Idul Fitri period. Around fifty percent of them will be accompanied by relatives or friends from their hometown on their return to Jakarta.
Andy expressed the same concern as Muhaimin that this annual urbanization phenomenon may potentially result in increasedsocial problems in Jakarta, such as the proliferation of informal workers, street traders, illicit housing, and crime.
Considering such potential problems due to this annual urbanization phenomenon, Andy has made a request to Jakarta’s regional government to immediately implement so called demographic operations after Idul Fitri, and to “conduct oversight of every terminal and entry point to Jakarta when the return flow arrives.”
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Ady Thea Dian Achmad, Andin Aditya Rahman
The annual exodus to hometowns phenomenon, commonly known as mudik, is typically followed by another phenomenon, urbanization. Following the Idul Firti holiday, it is estimated that millions of the rural population rush to Indonesia’s large urban centers, mainly in search of employment
Muhaimin Iskandar, Minister of Manpower and Transmigration, comments that the flow of migrants from rural to urban areas always increases after Idul Fitri. He estimates that this year, more than one million people will relocate themselves to the large cities, such as Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Semarang, Medan and Batam.
“Unfortunately, most of these newcomers are not equipped with sufficient skills and expertise to look for appropriate employment,” stated the Minister during a gathering with officials from the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration on Monday.
According to Muhaimin, the government must properly prepare for this annual urbanization phenomenon to prevent ongoing problems in the future. One step that has been taken by the government is to encourage properly implemented autonomous regional development
“Regional autonomy must succeed in developing growth centers and improving the development of rural areas and small towns so that the local population does not have to migrate to cities,” he explained.
Previously, the Labor Institute of Indonesia (LII) also predicted that there will be approximately one million people migrating to Jakarta searching for jobs after Idul Fitri.
Andy William Sinaga, campaign coordinator at the LBI, estimatesthat two million workers returned to their hometowns this year over the Idul Fitri period. Around fifty percent of them will be accompanied by relatives or friends from their hometown on their return to Jakarta.
Andy expressed the same concern as Muhaimin that this annual urbanization phenomenon may potentially result in increasedsocial problems in Jakarta, such as the proliferation of informal workers, street traders, illicit housing, and crime.
Considering such potential problems due to this annual urbanization phenomenon, Andy has made a request to Jakarta’s regional government to immediately implement so called demographic operations after Idul Fitri, and to “conduct oversight of every terminal and entry point to Jakarta when the return flow arrives.”
(hot/kc)