scholarly journals Jaringan Advokasi Transnasional (GAATW) dalam Penyelesaian Isu Migrasi Pekerja Perempuan dan Perdagangan Manusia di Asia Tenggara

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Monica Vira Ajeng Kristanti
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
Recipient Country ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Transnational Advocacy ◽  
Global Alliance ◽  
Advocacy Network ◽  
The Government

Southeast Asia is one of the regions that has a fairly high rate of labor migration, both as a contributor and a recipient country. However, this is not equated with strict regulations and laws. Violations of the rights of migrant workers are common in several countries. Unfortunately, ASEAN as a regional regional organization has not been able to provide targeted advocacy. The Transnational Advocacy Network (TAN) is here to provide recommendations and advocacy to migrant workers across countries. In this article, the transnational advocacy network that will be studied further is the Global Alliance Against Trafficking in Women (GAATW) which has been actively advocating and providing policy recommendations to five countries in Southeast Asia, namely Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, the Philippines, and Thailand. The research method used in this study is a qualitative method using secondary data. In this study, we can see how GAATW cooperates with several migrant worker unions in these countries, either by conducting research, advocating for victims, or by publishing publications aimed at the public and the government.

scholarly journals Combating Modern Slavery: The Strategy of Indonesian Government to Protect Migrant Workers

Global Focus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-37
Author(s):  
Irfa Puspitasari ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
State Policies ◽  
Transnational Advocacy ◽  
National Boundary ◽  
Modern Slavery ◽  
Advocacy Network ◽  
Economic Migration ◽  
The Government ◽  
Economic Migrant

Economic migration create opportunities as well as humanitarian challenge. People travel across national boundary looking for work in the country destination. They would benefit their hosted as well as sending high amount of remittance for home. However, those dream were not applicable to all economic migrant when some of them fall victim into human trafficking. This research would investigate the strategy as well as challenges by Indonesia government and NGOs to promote protection of Indonesian migrant worker. It is imperative to evaluate state policies, state diplomacy, transnational advocacy network, and the nature of companies as agent of service provider. It would show how current practices and law has loopholes that create challenges for public private partnership to provide adequate support for Indonesian migrant worker. Investigation is conducted through interview, observation and literature review. The struggle to end modern slavery shall be one among priority in protecting civilian abroad, if the government is serious to minimize economic inequality and to change itself into welfare nation.

Language competence, identity construction and discursive boundary-making: Distancing and alignment in domestic migrant worker narratives

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (262) ◽  
pp. 97-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans J. Ladegaard
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
Theoretical Concept ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Boundary Making

AbstractMany people in developing countries are faced with a dilemma. If they stay at home, their children are kept in poverty with no prospects of a better future; if they become migrant workers, they will suffer long-term separation from their families. This article focuses on one of the weakest groups in the global economy: domestic migrant workers. It draws on a corpus of more than 400 narratives recorded at a church shelter in Hong Kong and among migrant worker returnees in rural Indonesia and the Philippines. In sharing sessions, migrant women share their experiences of working for abusive employers, and the article analyses how language is used to include and exclude. The women tell how their employers construct them as “incompetent” and “stupid” because they do not speak Chinese. However, faced by repression and marginalisation, the women use their superior English language skills to get back at their employers and momentarily gain the upper hand. Drawing on ideologies of language as the theoretical concept, the article provides a discourse analysis of selected excerpts focusing on language competence and identity construction.

ANALISIS KEBIJAKAN PEMERINTAH INDONESIA ATAS MORATORIUM TENAGA KERJA INDONESIA KE TIMUR TENGAH PADA TAHUN 2015

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Dhiu ◽  
Ardli Johan Kusuma
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
National Interest ◽  
The State ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
East Region ◽  
The Government ◽  
Middle East Region

ABSTRACTThe Existance of Indonesian Workers in the Middle East, is very beneficial in terms of foreign exchange earnings. Despite the high rate of remittances generated, the Indonesian government must also implement a moratorium on migrant workers sending policies to the Middle East in 2015, which is feared that this could cause a reduction in the amount of remittances, secifically for the Middle East region. Here, the writer will discuss in dept why the government should carry out the moratorium policy of migrant workers to the Middle East in 2015, while the gorvernment  also know that the existance of the overseas migrant workers woud benefit economically. The writer see that, as the main actor, the state is obliged to provide protection for all its citizens whwrever they are.Keywords: Indonesia Workers, Moratorium, National Interest, Protecting Citizens. ABSTRAKKeberadaan Tenaga Kerja Indonesia di Timur Tengah, sangatlah menguntungkan dalam hal pendapatan devisa. Dibalik tingginya angka remitansi yang dihasilkan, namun pemerintah Indonesia juga harus menerapkan kebijakan moratorium pengiriman TKI ke Timur Tengah Tahun 2015, yang mana kebijakan tersebut dikhawatirkan dapat menyebabkan penurunan jumlah remitansi, secara khusus untuk kawasan Timur Tengah. Di sini, penulis akan membahas secara mendalam mengapa pemerintah harus melakukan kebijakan moratorius TKI ke Timur tengah Tahun 2015, sedangkan pemerintah juga tahu bahwa keberadaan TKI luar negeri tentu memberi keuntungan secara ekonomi. Penulis menggunakan sudut pandang realisme, dengan memakai teori kepentingan nasional, sehingga akan dibahas secara  mendalam terkait permasalahan yang ada. Dalam penelitian tersebut, penulis melihat bahwa, sebagai aktor utama, negara wajib memberikan perlindungan bagi seluruh warga negaranya di mana pun berada.Kata Kunci: Tenaga Kerja Indonesia, Moratorium, Kepentingan Nasional, Melindungi Warga Negara.

scholarly journals MODEL PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM INTEGRATIF BURUH MIGRAN INDONESIA DALAM MASYARAKAT EKONOMI ASEAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Rasyid Saliman ◽  
E. Vita Mutiarawati
Keyword(s):  
Trade Union ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Industrial Relation ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Cooperation Agreement ◽  
Labor Contract ◽  
The Government

The effort of providing protection for all Indonesian migrant workers abroad is focused on two categories. Firstly, the phase of pre-departure of Indonesian migrant workers in which an approach of cross sectors is carried out by both the Indonesian government and the private agencies in order to prepare them with all the things needed when they arrive at countries of their destination. Secondly is the phase of arrival and post-arrival of Indonesian migrant workers abroad. As in Malaysia, the policy on the arragenment of labor affairs either for Malaysian workers or for foreign workers is officially and legally protected in Labor Act of 1955, Industrial Relation Act of 1967, Trade Union Act of 1959, and in Compensation Act of 1952. The process of labor trials is settled through The Labor Court. This Labor Court no more handles the process of trial of illegally foreign workers. There are needs of establishing Labor Cooperation Agreement (LCA) on the ministerail level, Implementaion Agreement serving as the general policy on the executors level as well as Standardized Labor Contract which has been amended. The establishments of Labor Cooperation Agreement, Implementing Agreement and Standardized Labor Contract should occur before all workers leave Indonesia and are aimed at providing legal protection for every single Indonesian migrant worker. In order that there is no collision between the Malaysian laws and Indonesian laws, the government officials of related issues of both countries must do observations and conduct discussions without neglecting the prevail laws of each country. Any issue of labor affairs should always be referred to the laws of both countries.

scholarly journals The Emergence of a Transnational Advocacy Network: International Election Monitoring in the Philippines, Chile, Nicaragua, and Mexico

2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arturo Santa Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
International System ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
World Politics ◽  
State Sovereignty ◽  
Transnational Advocacy ◽  
Norm Diffusion ◽  
The Third ◽  
Advocacy Network ◽  
Election Monitoring

In this paper I question the existence of a global civil society, suggesting that what we have witnessed in recent years is the emergence of myriad transnational advocacy networks (TANs). I illustrate this claim by looking at a recently novel area in world politics: the international monitoring of elections (IEM), a practice which I claim has partially redefined state sovereignty. This paper takes form as follows. In the first section I present a conceptual discussion on world civil society and TANS , and suggest an unexplored way in which emergent norms might be adopted internationally. In the next four sections I follow the evolution of the IEM TAN. Thus, the second section deals with the foundational 1986 Philippine case; the third section with the 1988 Chilean plebiscite; the fourth with the 1990 Nicaraguan elections, and the fifth with the 1994 Mexican electoral process. I conclude in the sixth section by evaluating the usefulness of the path of norm-diffusion, and by discussing how the practice of non-state actors has contributed to the redefinition of both state sovereignty and the international system.

scholarly journals Does the Conversion of Household Registration Actually Improve the Happiness of Migrant Workers in China?

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 2661
Author(s):  
Xin-hao Liu ◽  
Li-min Han ◽  
Bin Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
System Reform ◽  
Household Registration ◽  
Registration System ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Migrant workers are an important human resource for economic and social development. Considering the government’s goal of serving and improving people’s livelihoods, improving the happiness of migrant workers is necessary. This study investigates in-depth the impact of the conversion of household registration on migrant workers’ happiness, which is represented by a multi-dimensional comprehensive index based on the propensity matching score model and data from the China Migrants Dynamic Survey (CMDS) in 2017. Moreover, this study explores the different effects of conversion among the groups divided by the characteristics of migrant workers. The results show that from an overall perspective, although the conversion of household registration could improve the happiness of migrant workers, the degree of this improvement is minor. Further, the characteristics of the different groups, including age, educational background, contracted land, collective dividends, and income significantly affect the improvement of happiness. The conversion of household registration has obviously improved the happiness of migrant workers with low educational backgrounds, low income, and contracted land. Based on these findings, the government should take more targeted actions to improve the positive effects of household registration among different migrant worker groups due to the different characteristics in the process of household registration system reform.

scholarly journals Legal Regulation of Migration Processes in The Context of Eurasian Integration and The Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-100
Author(s):  
Galina Moskalevich
Keyword(s):  
Migrant Workers ◽  
International Association ◽  
Recipient Country ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eurasian Economic Union ◽  
The Social ◽  
Economic Union ◽  
The Government

The relevance of the research topic is due to the fact that the creation of the Eurasian Economic Union (hereinafter – the EAEU) was aimed at increasing the economic competitiveness of the countries that joined this international association, which, in turn, should improve the living standards of the population of the member states. The active development of integrationprocesses in these countries required making appropriate changes to national legislation in order to form a homogeneous legal field and enrich their domestic law with international experience in legal regulation, including the regulation of migration processes, since integration is always accompanied by migration processes. The purpose of this article is to study and analyze the problems of legal regulation of migration processes taking place in the EAEU countries. The article deals with the problems of legal regulation of migration processes in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The article analyzes the normative provisions of the Treaty on the EAEU that regulate migration processes on the territory of the EAEU, serve as a legal basis for solving issues of labor migration, and increase the labor status of migrants-citizens of the states that are members of the Eurasian Economic Union. It is emphasized, that the provisions of the Treaty on the EAEU establish the status of migrant citizens from the EAEU countries temporarily working on the territory of one of the member states, regulate their relations with the employer and establish at the legislative level equal rights of migrant workers with citizens of the recipient country, including the social sphere, with the exception of pension provision. Some advantages are established for migrants from the EAEU member states: it is provided not only to protect the interests of the states, but also the rights and freedoms of migrant workers and members of their families who arrived from the EAEU member States, to create favorable conditions for their life in the country that accepted them, including for performing work activities, contributing to successful integration into the social system of the country. Attention is focused on the problems associated with the implementation of the provisions of the Treaty on the EAEU, due to the significant differences between the partner states related to the level and models of economic development. It is noted that in the scientific legal literature and legislation of the EAEU countries, there are different approaches to the interpretation of the concept of “population migration”, representatives of which take as a basis certain signs of this complex socio-economic phenomenon, considering it from different sides. It is concluded that it is necessary to develop a unified approach to the legal regulation of migration processes on the territory of the EAEU and the formation of a common labor market. Proposals aimed at improving migration legislation were made: to unify the acquired social and legal status of migrants in the receiving country; to systematize and harmonize the migration legislation of the EAEU member states; to coordinate with the EAEU partners the government decisions taken in the fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus infection affecting migration processes, and others. A proposal was put forward on the need to develop and adopt a codified normative act – the Migration Code of the EAEU, which, according to the author, would eliminate the existing contradictions between the provisions on migration in the Treaty on the EAEU and the national migration legislation of the member states; unify the system of migration legislation within the framework of an integration international association, bringing it into line with international law.

scholarly journals Eni Lestari in Conversation with Annalee Lepp

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annalee Lepp
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Board Member ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
Global Alliance ◽  
Domestic Worker ◽  
Current Board ◽  
International Migrants ◽  
The University ◽  
A Current

Eni Lestari is an Indonesian domestic worker and migrant rights activist who has been working in Hong Kong since 1999. She is the current chairperson of the International Migrants Alliance (IMA), the first global alliance of grassroots migrants’ organizations, founded in Hong Kong in 2008. She is also the current chairperson of the Association of Indonesian Migrant Workers in Hong Kong (ATKI). Lestari is also a current board member of the Global Alliance Against Trafficking of Women (GAATW). In January 2016 she sat down with Annalee Lepp, Chair of the Department of Gender Studies at the University of Victoria, to talk about her experiences as a migrant worker and activist.

scholarly journals Revitalization Model of Balai Latihan Kerja (Blk) For Improving Knowledge, Education, And Skills Of Migrant Worker Based On Link And Match

2020 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 01011
Author(s):  
RM. Moch. Wispandono ◽  
Eni Sri Rahayu Ningsih ◽  
Deni S.B Yuherawan ◽  
Netty Dyah
Keyword(s):  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Destination Country ◽  
Regional Studies ◽  
Training Center ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University

The vocational training center (Balai Latihan Kerja/BLK) has great potential to improve the quality of Indonesian workers. The existence of this BLK is increasingly strategic with the support of the government. This can be seen from the large number of BLKs scattered in each regency city in Indonesia. However, now the conditions of the BLK are very concerning, both in terms of the effectiveness of the use, the quality of the Training Center and the use of the BLK function. On the other hand, the condition and quality of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BMI) is very alarming. Based on research by the Center for Regional Studies of the University of Brawijaya, it was found that the majority of them did not have the skills needed in the destination country. This is compounded by their lack of knowledge about market analysis of needs (skills) in the destination country. From this fact, there is no link and match between migrant workers and the BLK of each region. This study aims to find a model that can minimize the weakness of handling migrant workers and increase their work productivity

scholarly journals Perlindungan Hukum Bagi Pekerja Migran Indonesia yang Dipekerjakan Tidak Sesuai dengan Perjanjian Penempatan

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 2023
Author(s):  
Rosalinda Chandra Yulianita
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Many ◽  
At Home

AbstractBecoming an Indonesian Migrant Worker is one solution to reduce unemployment at home. But this has instead become a new problem. This relates to the lack of protection from the government due to the lack of coordination between the government and the private sector as a party that bridges Indonesian Migrant Workers and Employers. This is because of the many problems in the Placement Agreement. This is also because the Laws that have been made by the Central Government do not immediately have new implementation rules in accordance with what was promised. The purpose of this research is to find out and analyze what sanctions will be obtained by the Indonesian Migrant Worker Placement Company if the Placement Agreement is not carried out also whether it is permissible if Indonesian Migrant Workers can work if it is not in accordance with their placement. To answer these problems, the authors use legal research with a Conceptual Approach, and Case Approach, and Case Study.Keywords: Indonesian Migrant Worker; Indonesian Migrant Worker Placement Company; Placement Company.AbstrakMenjadi Pekerja Migran Indonesia adalah salah satu solusi untuk mengurangi pengangguran di dalam negeri sendiri. Namun hal ini malah menjadi sebuah masalah baru. Hal ini berkaitan dengan perlindungan yang kurang dari pihak pemerintah karena kurangnya koordinasi antara pemerintah dengan pihak swasta sebagai pihak yang menjembatani Pekerja Migran Indonesia dengan Pemberi Kerja. Hal ini dikarenakan banyaknya masalah dalam Perjanjian Penempatan. Hal ini juga dikarenakan Undang-Undang yang sudah dibuat oleh Pemerintah Pusat tidak segera memiliki aturan pelaksanaan yang baru sesuai dengan yang diperjanjikan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis sanksi apa yang akan didapatkan oleh pihak Perusahaan Penempatan Pekerja Migran Indonesia apabila Perjanjian Penempatan tidak dilaksanakan, juga apakah diperbolehkan apabila Pekerja Migran Indonesia dapat bekerja jika tidak sesuai dengan penempatannya. Untuk menjawab permasalahan tersebut, penulis menggunakan penelitian hukum dengan Pendekatan Konseptual (Conceptual Approach), dan Pendekatan Kasus (Case Approach), dan Studi Kasus (Case Study).Kata Kunci: Pekerja Migran Indonesia; Perusahaan Penempatan Pekerja Migran Indonesia; Perjanjian Penempatan.

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