Buruh migran dipromosikan sebagai pahlawan devisa oleh Negara. Hanya saja, kisah para buruh migran acapkali diwarnai kepiluan dan kisah tragis seperti tak menerima pembayaran, menjadi korban penganiayaan, bahkan sampai kehilangan nyawa. Mengapa demikian?…Continue reading Perlindungan Lemah, Kasus Buruh Migran Makin Tinggi
Tuntutan Buruh Migran di Hari Buruh Internasional 2017
Kemarin, 30 April 2017, selepas menghadiri Konferensi Tingkat Tinggi (KTT) ASEAN di Filipina, Presiden Joko Widodo (Jokowi) melakukan kunjungan kerja ke Hong Kong. Kehadiran Presiden itu disambut meriah oleh warga Indonesia. Selain untuk mengadakan pertemuan dengan pemerintah Hong Kong guna membahas kerja sama dan investasi, Presiden Jokowi juga mengagendakan pertemuan dengan para pekerja migran Indonesia…Continue reading Tuntutan Buruh Migran di Hari Buruh Internasional 2017
Seven Crucial Issues for Migrant Worker Protection
Indonesian migrant workers are still a group that is vulnerable to discrimination and exploitation. This happens because the majority of Indonesian workers who try their luck in foreign countries have low education. Based on data released by the National Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BNP2TKI), in 2016, out of more than 230 thousand Indonesian migrant workers, there were more than 160 thousand ...Continue reading Seven Crucial Issues for the Protection of Migrant Workers Migrant Workers' Protection
Removing Discrimination Against Indonesian Migrant Workers
During the UN annual session in New York, September 2016, there was an Indonesian woman who raised the issue of exploitation and discrimination against migrant workers. She is Eni Lestari, a former migrant worker from Kediri who is now a member of the International Migrant's Alliance. In her speech before the UN officials, Eni said that the impetus ...Continue reading Removing Discrimination Against Indonesian Migrant Workers The Indonesian Migrant Workers' Alliance
Protection Efforts for Indonesian Migrant Workers
Foreign exchange fighters. This is how Indonesian migrant workers are called. And it seems that this struggle is not just a word if you look at the rampant cases of human rights violations experienced by Indonesian migrant workers. Overcharging is one of the cases often experienced by Indonesian migrant workers. Siti Istiqomah, for example. This migrant worker with the destination country of Taiwan paid ...Continue reading Protection Efforts for Indonesian Migrant Workers ...
Akses Keadilan Bagi Buruh Migran Indonesia
Tifa juga mendorong advokasi ethical recruitment untuk memperbaiki sistem perekrutan tenaga kerja luar negeri yang dipenuhi kasus penipuan dan korupsi. Hukuman mati bagi Merry Utami, pekerja migran yang dituduh menyelundupkan obat-obatan terlarang, menjadi duka bagi banyak orang. Kasus ini mencoreng wajah pemerintah Indonesia, yang selayaknya memberikan keadilan sosial bagi seluruh warga. Bukan hanya karena praktek…Continue reading Akses Keadilan Bagi Buruh Migran Indonesia