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Ada Pertanyaan? Hubungi Kami Ari Pramuditya, Ady T.D. Achmad
Komnas Perempuan Office. Photo by: SGP
In celebration of International Migrant Days, which fell on 18 December 2015, the National Commission for Opposing Violence Against Women (Komisi Nasional Anti Kekerasan Terhadap Perempuan – “Komnas Perempuan”) urged the government to seriously implement the 1990 UN Convention on the Protection of Migrant Workers, which has been ratified through Law No. 6 of 2012.
It has now been over two years since the 1990 UN Convention was ratified, however Komnas Perempuan believes that no significant effort has been made by the government as regards the implementation of the various provisions set out by the convention. “The government should be consistently using the 1990 UN Convention as a reference point through which it can then prepare national regulations on the rights of migrant workers and their families,” explained Imam Nakhei, Commissioner for Komnas Perempuan, during a discussion event which was held in Jakarta on Friday, 18 December 2015.
Komnas Perempuan is urging the government to take the issue of the protection of migrantworkers and their families more seriously, especially as it relates to workers in the domestic sector who are more vulnerable to acts of violence. Furthermore, the protection of immigrant workers who have been sentenced to death also needs to be improved. Data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed that more than 200 Indonesian migrant workers are currently facing the death penalty in various foreign countries.
A study undertaken by Komnas Perempuan has shown that the death penalty has an extremely negative knock-on effect on the families of migrant workers. For example, the family will have lost its primary financial resource, which can in turn lead to impoverishment and any children that the family may have dropping out of school. Up until the present, protection offered by the government as regards those who have been sentenced to death abroad has only taken the form of donations, while aspects of social recovery and the financial protection of migrant workers and their families have been overlooked.
In his address, Mr. Nakhei praised East Java as a role model of migrant-worker protection and explained that if migrant workers from East Java experienced any acts of violence, then they would be entitled to receive medical treatment as soon as they landed back in their homeland. Mr. Nakhei asserted that such treatment must be implemented across all regions of the country, so that all migrant workers would receive the same level of protection.
The chairman of the Indonesian Migrant-Workers Family Association (Keluarga Buruh Migran Indonesia - “Kabar Bumi”), Iweng Karsiwen, noted that during 2015, its organization has assisted in 721 cases involving Indonesian migrant workers. Most of these cases related to Overseas Workers Cards (Kartu Tenaga Kerja Luar Negeri – “KTKLN”), unfair dismissal, and voluntary layoffs due to unfit working conditions. “In addition, many of these cases related to the basic rights of migrant workers, such as wages,” Mr. Karsiwen explained.
Karsiwen further stated that migrant workers were required to be in possession of a valid KTKLN, otherwise, they would not be allowed to work abroad. However, Mr. Karsiwen also noted that last year President Joko Widodo ordered his staff to remove the KTKLN requirement, as it was considered too complicated for potential migrant workers. The President's direction could not be fully implemented by his officials though, as they argued that the KTLKN was still mandated by the related laws.
It has now been over two years since the 1990 UN Convention was ratified, however Komnas Perempuan believes that no significant effort has been made by the government as regards the implementation of the various provisions set out by the convention. “The government should be consistently using the 1990 UN Convention as a reference point through which it can then prepare national regulations on the rights of migrant workers and their families,” explained Imam Nakhei, Commissioner for Komnas Perempuan, during a discussion event which was held in Jakarta on Friday, 18 December 2015.
Komnas Perempuan is urging the government to take the issue of the protection of migrantworkers and their families more seriously, especially as it relates to workers in the domestic sector who are more vulnerable to acts of violence. Furthermore, the protection of immigrant workers who have been sentenced to death also needs to be improved. Data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed that more than 200 Indonesian migrant workers are currently facing the death penalty in various foreign countries.
A study undertaken by Komnas Perempuan has shown that the death penalty has an extremely negative knock-on effect on the families of migrant workers. For example, the family will have lost its primary financial resource, which can in turn lead to impoverishment and any children that the family may have dropping out of school. Up until the present, protection offered by the government as regards those who have been sentenced to death abroad has only taken the form of donations, while aspects of social recovery and the financial protection of migrant workers and their families have been overlooked.
In his address, Mr. Nakhei praised East Java as a role model of migrant-worker protection and explained that if migrant workers from East Java experienced any acts of violence, then they would be entitled to receive medical treatment as soon as they landed back in their homeland. Mr. Nakhei asserted that such treatment must be implemented across all regions of the country, so that all migrant workers would receive the same level of protection.
The chairman of the Indonesian Migrant-Workers Family Association (Keluarga Buruh Migran Indonesia - “Kabar Bumi”), Iweng Karsiwen, noted that during 2015, its organization has assisted in 721 cases involving Indonesian migrant workers. Most of these cases related to Overseas Workers Cards (Kartu Tenaga Kerja Luar Negeri – “KTKLN”), unfair dismissal, and voluntary layoffs due to unfit working conditions. “In addition, many of these cases related to the basic rights of migrant workers, such as wages,” Mr. Karsiwen explained.
Karsiwen further stated that migrant workers were required to be in possession of a valid KTKLN, otherwise, they would not be allowed to work abroad. However, Mr. Karsiwen also noted that last year President Joko Widodo ordered his staff to remove the KTKLN requirement, as it was considered too complicated for potential migrant workers. The President's direction could not be fully implemented by his officials though, as they argued that the KTLKN was still mandated by the related laws.
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Ari Pramuditya, Ady T.D. Achmad
Komnas Perempuan Office. Photo by: SGP
In celebration of International Migrant Days, which fell on 18 December 2015, the National Commission for Opposing Violence Against Women (Komisi Nasional Anti Kekerasan Terhadap Perempuan – “Komnas Perempuan”) urged the government to seriously implement the 1990 UN Convention on the Protection of Migrant Workers, which has been ratified through Law No. 6 of 2012.
It has now been over two years since the 1990 UN Convention was ratified, however Komnas Perempuan believes that no significant effort has been made by the government as regards the implementation of the various provisions set out by the convention. “The government should be consistently using the 1990 UN Convention as a reference point through which it can then prepare national regulations on the rights of migrant workers and their families,” explained Imam Nakhei, Commissioner for Komnas Perempuan, during a discussion event which was held in Jakarta on Friday, 18 December 2015.
Komnas Perempuan is urging the government to take the issue of the protection of migrantworkers and their families more seriously, especially as it relates to workers in the domestic sector who are more vulnerable to acts of violence. Furthermore, the protection of immigrant workers who have been sentenced to death also needs to be improved. Data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed that more than 200 Indonesian migrant workers are currently facing the death penalty in various foreign countries.
A study undertaken by Komnas Perempuan has shown that the death penalty has an extremely negative knock-on effect on the families of migrant workers. For example, the family will have lost its primary financial resource, which can in turn lead to impoverishment and any children that the family may have dropping out of school. Up until the present, protection offered by the government as regards those who have been sentenced to death abroad has only taken the form of donations, while aspects of social recovery and the financial protection of migrant workers and their families have been overlooked.
In his address, Mr. Nakhei praised East Java as a role model of migrant-worker protection and explained that if migrant workers from East Java experienced any acts of violence, then they would be entitled to receive medical treatment as soon as they landed back in their homeland. Mr. Nakhei asserted that such treatment must be implemented across all regions of the country, so that all migrant workers would receive the same level of protection.
The chairman of the Indonesian Migrant-Workers Family Association (Keluarga Buruh Migran Indonesia - “Kabar Bumi”), Iweng Karsiwen, noted that during 2015, its organization has assisted in 721 cases involving Indonesian migrant workers. Most of these cases related to Overseas Workers Cards (Kartu Tenaga Kerja Luar Negeri – “KTKLN”), unfair dismissal, and voluntary layoffs due to unfit working conditions. “In addition, many of these cases related to the basic rights of migrant workers, such as wages,” Mr. Karsiwen explained.
Karsiwen further stated that migrant workers were required to be in possession of a valid KTKLN, otherwise, they would not be allowed to work abroad. However, Mr. Karsiwen also noted that last year President Joko Widodo ordered his staff to remove the KTKLN requirement, as it was considered too complicated for potential migrant workers. The President's direction could not be fully implemented by his officials though, as they argued that the KTLKN was still mandated by the related laws.
It has now been over two years since the 1990 UN Convention was ratified, however Komnas Perempuan believes that no significant effort has been made by the government as regards the implementation of the various provisions set out by the convention. “The government should be consistently using the 1990 UN Convention as a reference point through which it can then prepare national regulations on the rights of migrant workers and their families,” explained Imam Nakhei, Commissioner for Komnas Perempuan, during a discussion event which was held in Jakarta on Friday, 18 December 2015.
Komnas Perempuan is urging the government to take the issue of the protection of migrantworkers and their families more seriously, especially as it relates to workers in the domestic sector who are more vulnerable to acts of violence. Furthermore, the protection of immigrant workers who have been sentenced to death also needs to be improved. Data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed that more than 200 Indonesian migrant workers are currently facing the death penalty in various foreign countries.
A study undertaken by Komnas Perempuan has shown that the death penalty has an extremely negative knock-on effect on the families of migrant workers. For example, the family will have lost its primary financial resource, which can in turn lead to impoverishment and any children that the family may have dropping out of school. Up until the present, protection offered by the government as regards those who have been sentenced to death abroad has only taken the form of donations, while aspects of social recovery and the financial protection of migrant workers and their families have been overlooked.
In his address, Mr. Nakhei praised East Java as a role model of migrant-worker protection and explained that if migrant workers from East Java experienced any acts of violence, then they would be entitled to receive medical treatment as soon as they landed back in their homeland. Mr. Nakhei asserted that such treatment must be implemented across all regions of the country, so that all migrant workers would receive the same level of protection.
The chairman of the Indonesian Migrant-Workers Family Association (Keluarga Buruh Migran Indonesia - “Kabar Bumi”), Iweng Karsiwen, noted that during 2015, its organization has assisted in 721 cases involving Indonesian migrant workers. Most of these cases related to Overseas Workers Cards (Kartu Tenaga Kerja Luar Negeri – “KTKLN”), unfair dismissal, and voluntary layoffs due to unfit working conditions. “In addition, many of these cases related to the basic rights of migrant workers, such as wages,” Mr. Karsiwen explained.
Karsiwen further stated that migrant workers were required to be in possession of a valid KTKLN, otherwise, they would not be allowed to work abroad. However, Mr. Karsiwen also noted that last year President Joko Widodo ordered his staff to remove the KTKLN requirement, as it was considered too complicated for potential migrant workers. The President's direction could not be fully implemented by his officials though, as they argued that the KTLKN was still mandated by the related laws.
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