scholarly journals TURNKEY PROJECT DAN DINAMIKA PENGATURAN KETENAGAKERJAAN ASING DI INDONESIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Muhammad Badaruddin ◽  
Suciliani Octavia
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Foreign Worker ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Project Scheme ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Chinese Workers

China’s aggressiveness to conduct its belt and road initiatives through the Pacific Rim meets Presiden Joko Widodo’s ambition to attract foreign investment. The Indonesian President has been very ambitious in reaching high economic growth that requires readiness of infrastructure support. In dealing with China, Indonesia is required to accept China’s turnkey project scheme for infrastructure development, particularly in welcoming Chinese workers and equipments as an integral part of the project package. As a consequence, Indonesia has to loose its foreign worker regulation despite creating new contradictions with its domestic policy. This article is trying to investigate China’s funding and investment influence in Indonesia particularly in the foreign worker management during the period of President Joko Widodo Administration. The research conducted with qualitative method particularly the case study to analyze a sequential case in the field. Result of this research shows that the China’s turnkey project scheme impacts the foreign worker management in Indonesia. Our data displays pretty massive cases related to Chinese workers, extending from the violation of immigration regulation to the increase number of smuggling and other criminal activities. This research also highlight the indication that the Joko Widodo Administration tend to loose the Indonesian foreign worker regulations, as well as being less assertive in processing varous immigration cases which related to Chinese foreign workers. Moreover, the Jokowi administration has changed lots of regulations despite it has conflicting issues with the Law on Foreign Worker. On the other hand, the Parliament’s Special Committee on the Foreign Worker Issue has recommended the Jokowi Administration to pay more serious attention on cases related to the Chinese workers.   Keywords: Turnkey Project, Foreign Investment, Foreign Aid, Regulation on Foreign Worker, Illegal Foreign Worker     Abstrak   Agresivitas Pemerintah China dalam menjalankan belt and road initiatives ke berbagai negara yang terpetakan dalam road map-nya, bertemu dengan kepentingan Indonesia di bawah Pemerintahan Joko Widodo. Yakni ambisi untuk mengejar target pertumbuhan yang tinggi yang mempersyaratkan dibangunnya berbagai proyek infrastruktur sebagai penunjangnya. Pembangunan berbagai proyek tersebut membutuhkan ketersediaan anggaran yang cukup besar dalam waktu cepat. Salah satu strategi pemenuhannya adalah dengan mencari investasi maupun pinjaman luar negeri, terutama asal China yang secara koinsiden juga sedang agresif berekspansi. Kehadiran investasi dan pinjaman asal China di Indonesia dengan skema turnkey project ternyata menimbulkan ekses yang tidak sederhana. Skema tersebut menjadi salah satu pintu masuk tenaga kerja asal China melalui proyek-proyek infrastruktur yang ternyata menimbulkan permasalahan baru dalam pengaturan sektor ketenagakerjaan asing (TKA) di Indonesia. Irisan fenomena dari keinginan untuk merealisasikan proyek infrastruktur secara cepat, kebutuhan anggaran yang cukup tinggi terhadap pendanaan proyek dari China, dan kekurangsiapan dalam pengaturan masuknya tenaga kerja asing adalah fokus dari penelitian yang hasilnya penulis tuangkan dalam artikel ini. Dari penelitian yang dilakukan, terdapat peningkatan berbagai kasus yang terkait dengan kehadiran TKA asal China, antara lain adalah penyalahgunaan visa, penyalahgunaan status kerja, sampai pada meningkatnya angka penyelundupan dan tindak kriminalitas. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan menganalisis secara triangular beberapa data yang didapatkan melalui wawancara terhadap narasumber primer, pengolahan dokumen-dokumen resmi, analisis terhadap berbagai literatur dan pemberitaan media massa.   Kata Kunci: Turnkey Project, Investasi Asing, Pinjaman Asing, Tenaga Kerja Asing, Peraturan Ketenagakerjaan

scholarly journals China Belt and Road Initiative:

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 11-27
Author(s):  
WILLIAM DZEKASHU
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Economic Freedom ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Close Monitoring ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
The West ◽  
Development Partner ◽  
The Us ◽  
Belt And Road

Most of Sub-Sahara Africa gained independence from Europe in a wave from 1957 through the late 1980s with the notion that her former colonial masters would be development partners in the newfound era of political, social, and economic freedom. This perception of partnership is evidenced in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, but regrettably, in other countries in the continent, there have been delays in infrastructure development. With Europe’s failure to meet the expectation, Africa has turned to China as a development partner. China has tackled some of the urgent infrastructure needs in return for agricultural products and natural resources. This recent partnership with China continues to expand in Africa, demonstrated by the launching of the Belt and Roads Initiative (BRI). East and Southern Africa represent the highest beneficiaries of the BRI engagements, receiving over half of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from China whose foreign investment practices in Africa have come under great criticism from the West. This skepticism is due to the vague nature of the engagements and notes which are not publicly reported. This persistent suspicion by the West calls for close monitoring of the relations between the US and China that could easily escalate to a conflict between both nations. Though under attack, BRI has scored great instances of success through the execution of major infrastructure and commercial projects in partner nations. An issue of focus addressed here is whether the engagements with China represent sustainable relationships for development.

Foreign Bodies at Work: Good, Docile and Other-ed

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noorman Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Foreign Worker ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Total Institution ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Discursive Practices ◽  
Depth Interviews

AbstractThe lived, and oftentimes silenced, experiences of "foreign workers" articulate the negotiation of power relations between "citizen" and "foreigner", and "Us" and "Them". These are translated into discursive practices that, in effect, legitimize and entrench differences — hence, inequalities — that effectively discipline the "foreign worker" as "not one of Us". By taking the example of Bangladeshi construction workers in Singapore as a case study, I argue in this paper that the workspaces of "foreign construction workers" in Singapore typify that of a "total institution", which correspondingly moulds the worker into a discursive ideal — the "good, docile Other". Such impositions and productions of Otherness, however, face rupture as workers (re)negotiate, (re)work, and (re)inscribe their everyday lives through the employment of what James Scott (1985, 1987) terms "everyday 'resistances'" in rising above that which subjugates them. I will present in this paper primary data elicited and collated from direct participant observation, fieldwork, and in-depth interviews conducted in a construction project in Singapore.

scholarly journals POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WORKER EMPOWERMENT IN CHINESE COMPANIES IN KONAWE DISTRICT, SOUTHEAST SULAWESI PROVINCE

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 1017-1025
Author(s):  
Abubakar ISKANDAR ◽  
◽  
Oetje SUBAGDJA ◽  
Zahid MUBAROK ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Worker ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Flow Models ◽  
Chinese Companies ◽  
Worker Empowerment ◽  
Chinese Workers ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Based on the Work Plan of the Ministry of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia, the number of foreign workers entering Indonesia in 2018 were 353,630 workers, causing the Indonesian workers to find job more difficult in their country. The Research Objectives are: (a) To describe policies and implementations to decrease unemployment rates in Southeast Sulawesi Province; (b) To Analyze an expert Chinese Foreign Worker accompanied by ten Indonesian Workers for transfer of knowledge and transfer of jobs; (c) To Identify Chinese Foreign Workers and Indonesian Workers who are employed in Chinese Companies. The research design is a cross sectional design. The sample consisted of 100 people, while the data analysis used flow models, correlation and respondents' perceptions. The results showed that there were 10 Chinese workers and 90 Indonesian workers who worked in a chinese companies, but there are discrimination in different position and payroll system that Chinese workers salary were higher than Indonesian workers.

scholarly journals Analisis Dampak Penanaman Modal Asing Dan Tenaga Kerja Asing Tiongkok terhadap Perekonomian Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-167
Author(s):  
Neli Aida ◽  
Ukhti Ciptawaty ◽  
Toto Gunarto ◽  
Syarifah Aini
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Data Types ◽  
Project Scheme ◽  
Study Results

This study will discuss the influence of the influx of foreign investment and Chinese foreign workers on the Indonesian economy, where cooperation between the two countries uses a turnkey project scheme. This study uses secondary data with time-series data types and is sourced from the Central Statistics Agency, the Investment Coordinating Board, and the Ministry of Manpower for the 2010-2019 period. The method used in this research is quantitative and statistical descriptive using multiple linear regression or OLS (Ordinary Least Square). The study results show a positive influence of Chinese foreign investment on the Indonesian economy and Chinese foreign workers who positively impact the Indonesian economy. Although both are below 1 percent, the percentage of Chinese foreign workers' influence on the Indonesian economy is greater than that of Chinese foreign investment.

scholarly journals Legalitas Perusahaan Penanaman Modal Asing Untuk Mendatangkan Tenaga Kerja Asing ke Indonesia di Tengah Pandemi Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1183
Author(s):  
Terry Christy Prasetya
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Transmission Rate ◽  
Foreign Worker ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Investment Climate ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
Investment Companies ◽  
The World ◽  
Very High

AbstractNovel Coronavirus (Covid-19) is a contagious virus which attacks the respiratory system and has swept the entire world, including Indonesia. This virus has a very high transmission rate and affects various sectors in Indonesia, such as the economic sector. The Indonesian government always strives to maintain a positive investment climate for foreign investors. With the spread of the Covid-19 virus, countries around the world have closed access to their countries. This includes Indonesia. PT. PMA Virtue Dragon Nickel Industri (VDNI), a foreign investment company in Indonesia which holds a permit from the Ministry of Manpower (KEMENAKER) to bring in foreign workers in the context of building a smelter amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. This caused a polemic in Indonesia because despite various labor problems, the Indonesian Government gave permission to bring foreign workers to Indonesia during the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, this paper is a juridical analysis will be carried out regarding the legality of foreign investment companies bringing in foreign workers in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. Keywords: Foreign Worker; Covid -19; Legality.AbstrakNovel Coronavirus (Covid-19) adalah sebuah virus menular yang menyerang sistem pernafasan yang melanda seluruh dunia tidak terkecuali di Indonesia. Dengan tingkat penularan yang sangat tinggi hal ini tentunya memperngaruhi berbagai sektor di Indonesia termasuk dalan sektor ekonomi. Pemerintah Indonesia tentunya selalu berupaya untuk menjaga iklim investasi yang positif bagi penanaman modal asing. Dengan menyebarnya virus Covid-19 negara – negara di dunia menutup akses masuk ke negaranya, temasuk Indonesia. PT. PMA Virtue Dragon Nickel Industri (VDNI) salah satu perusahaan penanaman modal asing yang ada di Indonesia dan memegang izin dari Kementerian Tenaga Kerja (KEMENAKER) untuk mendatangkan tenaga kerja asing dalam rangka pembagunan smelter ditengah pandemi Covid-19. Hal ini kemudian menimbulkan polemik di Indonesia karena ditengah berbagai permasalahan ketenagakerjaan Pemerintah Indonesia memberikan izin untuk mendatangkan Tenaga Kerja Asing ke Indonesia di tengah pandemi Covid-19. Oleh karena itu dalam penulisan ini akan dilakukan analisa yuridis mengenai legalitas perusahaan penanaman modal asing untuk mendatangkan tenaga kerja asing di tengah pandemi Covid-19Kata Kunci: Tenaga Kerja Asing; Covid-19; Legalitas.

THE PROBLEM OF THE SUPERVISION OF IMMIGRATION STAY LICENSES ON ILLEGAL FOREIGN LABOR WORKING IN FOREIGN CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES IN INDONESIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-24
Author(s):  
Tony Mirwanto
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Foreign Worker ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Residence Permit ◽  
Investment Companies ◽  
Foreign Labor ◽  
State Income ◽  
The Government

Abuse of Residence Permits by foreigners with the mode of using tourist visit visas often occurs, generally used in the context of working as a Foreign Worker in a Foreign Investment Company in Indonesia. This has led to a reduction in employment opportunities for Indonesian Migrant Workers in the country and a reduction in State income in terms of the use of Foreign Workers. Based on the facts in the field, the problem of misuse of Tourism Visit Stay Permits generally comes from the policy of Free Visa for Tourist Visits, this is a problem that over time is increasingly difficult to resolve, even more difficult to detect by law enforcement officials. The involvement of Indonesia in various international agreements that accommodate the ease of investment and the use of foreign labor, has made Indonesia increasingly fulfilled by investors and foreign workers. The problem of the use of foreign workers needs to be taken seriously by the government, especially in monitoring its activities while in Indonesia, so that the use of foreign labor can be beneficial for Indonesia. Giving ease of Visa Free in order to increase foreign exchange in tourism to foreigners who will enter Indonesia, of course, must be accompanied by supervision of their residence permit as a consequence of the ease of granting the Visa Free. In order for the practice of using foreign workers illegally by foreign investment companies, it can be minimized as early as possible  

White-Collar Foreign Workers in Taiwan

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 569-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilawan Kanjanapan
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
American English ◽  
Direct Foreign Investment ◽  
White Collar ◽  
The United States ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Assisted Migration ◽  
Yearly Average

This paper discusses capital-assisted and non-capital-assisted migration to Taiwan. Despite a yearly average of US$915 million in direct foreign investment (DFI) in Taiwan in the 1980s, the number of professional transient migrants in Taiwan is not large, totaling only 960 persons in 1988. As sources of both DFI and capital-assisted migration, Japan ranked highest, followed by the United States and Europe. Foreign professionals sent by transnational corporations are likely to be found in capital and technology intensive industries, as well as trade and the services. Among non-capital-assisted migrants, American English teachers are highlighted with results of a case study on their characteristics, work experience and adjustment.

scholarly journals Someone else’s chain, someone else’s road: U.S. military strategy, China’s Belt and Road Initiative, and island agency in the Pacific

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasha Davis ◽  
Lexi A. Munger ◽  
Hannah J. Legacy
Keyword(s):  
Free Association ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Rising China ◽  
Sphere Of Influence ◽  
Zero Sum ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The Western Pacific

The islands of the western Pacific have increasingly been portrayed by policymakers, military strategists, journalists, and scholars as places caught between a rising China and traditional powers such as the United States and their allies. In this article, however, we aim to challenge the geopolitical view of islands as ‘falling’ into the sphere of influence of one power or another. Specifically, we use an approach informed by assemblage theory to highlight the ways that islands in the Pacific simultaneously engage with multiple powers and their associated political, economic, and social influences. To ground our argument, we discuss two ‘great power’ schemes that aim to bring islands in the region into specific relational configurations: U.S. ‘littoral defense lines’ and China’s Belt Road Initiative. We also include a brief case study of Chinese tourism investment in Yap Island (Wa‘ab) in the Federated States of Micronesia (which is a state in ‘free association’ with the U.S.). Through these examples, we show how influence in the island Pacific is not a zero-sum game between foreign powers vying for hegemony. Instead, from an island perspective, residents and policymakers are attempting to weave together and navigate multiple foreign influences in ways that frustrate colonial and neocolonial logics of international relations.

scholarly journals Contentious mobilities and Cheap(er) Labour: Temporary Foreign Workers in a New Brunswick Seafood Processing Community

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 375-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Knott
Keyword(s):  
New Brunswick ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Foreign Worker ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Mobility Patterns ◽  
Temporary Foreign Workers ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Seafood Processing ◽  
Over Time

Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is highly contentious. Particularly contentious are those parts of the program that have allowed for exploitative labour practices and the replacement of Canadian workers. Mobility for employment has been increasing, and researchers have focused on different types of mobile workers ranging from international (including the TFWP) to intra-provincial migrants, often in isolation from each other. Less research has focused on multiple mobilities within one industry to understand how and why labour force composition and employee mobility patterns change over time. Also under researched is why demand exists for TFWs in areas with high unemployment. This paper uses a case study of the seafood processing industry (both wild and farmed) in a rural region of New Brunswick to explore this industry’s claims about labour shortages and serial reliance on differently mobile labour forces over time. It draws on findings from a review of relevant documents and ethnographic fieldwork including interviews. Using the historical changes in the (im)mobility patterns of processing workers in this region, this paper highlights how the increased use of the TFWP by seafood processing companies is tied to manufactured raced and gendered employer practices.

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