One of The Indonesian guest workers from Cilacap, Ngadikem (29) died in Hongkong. She got hit by car and died when she was taking the children of her employer to school. Head of Manpower Department of Consulate General of Indonesia, Yolvis, said that Ngadikem was crashed on May, 26th 2008.

He said, that it happened when she was crossing the traffic lights. She saw the bus stopped, so she thought that it was red lamp. But suddenly, the car move quickly to her with the high speed and then crashed her.

Yolvis said that the local police did not permit them to brought Ngadikem’s dead body to Indonesia as soon because it had to autopsy first. Her dead body could send back to Indonesia on 10th June.

The victim would got her rights such as insurance, and her salary from her employer. But before that, the family had to prepare the documents which was needed. Ngadikem had been working for five years in the same employer, but she departed to Hongkong trough three different agencies.

Her employer had given her family some money as the condolences. Ngadikem was the first children of her family. She was buried in her village.

According to the data from National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) for West Kalimantan, the number of the deportation of Indonesian guest workers from Serawak, Malaysia, is increasing in three years.

In 2007, the number of the Indonesian guest workers deported from Serawak was 2.493 people. It was higher than the number of the deportation in 2006, which was 1.824 people.

The staff of National Commission of Human Right for Kalbar Regional, Padmi J. Candramidi, said that the Indonesian guest workers who were deported by Malaysia Government were illegal immigrant workers. It was because they did not have the legal documents from the immigration office or brought the documents with false identity.

According to Padmi, The consulate general of Indonesia in Malaysia recorded that in 2007, there was 284 case of violence and exploitation of Indonesia guest workers in Serawak. For the example, many Indonesian guest workers did not get their salary they deserve; they were also cheated by broker of Indonesian guest workers.

Head of National Commission of Human Right for West Kalimantan Regional, Achmad Husainie, said that the accumulation of the violation and violence was came from domestic problem. For the example, there was many the deception of identity, low education of the Indonesian guest workers, and illegal livies.

Four Indonesian guest workers from Tegal were reported that they were being taken as hostages by one of a group of separatist in Somalia. They were Daimun (37), Sayoto (31), Slamet Riyadi (26), and Said Basyar (45). They worked as a ship crew of Asman I from Oman.

They departed to Oman not trough over Indonesia manpower agency. So far, Said and Sayoto had experienced to work as a ship crew in Oman, so they had become accustomed to work in Oman illegally. They got the consignment of ticket from the owner of the ship.

Sayoto’s wife, Erni, said that commonly, her husband worked in Oman just 1 year. He should had come back to Indonesia on March, but on 21st January this year, her husband told her that he was being taken as hostage by separatist from Somalia in the middle of sea. She also said that this separatist asked for the compensation money, but she did not know how much money they asked for.

Indonesian manpower escort staff of Labour and Transmigration Department for Tegal Region, Darmanto, said that they are investigating this case now. He had asked for help from the Department of Foreign Affairs. Erni hope that her husband could come home safely.

Even though Malaysia Government had determined the rule of illegal immigrant workers, it did not make the Indonesian guest workers feel afraid to work in Malaysia without legal documents. The punishment for illegal immigrant workers in Malaysia was flagellant. At least 180 guest workers were carried by broker to ship that served nine trips per day from International Harbour, Tanjung Balai Karimun.

Head of Supervision and Development of Manpower Department for Karimun Regional, Syafruddin, said that number of passenger who traveled to Malaysia was 450 people. Almost half of amount was illegal Indonesian guest workers. In fact, Syafruddin just issued 20 letters of dispatch recommendation in that day.

He also said, that they could not take measures for the action of the brokers. The brokers practice were being covered by dirty authorities. There was still black networking which abused Karimun Port route. It was Indonesia manpower legal agencies. Many agencies reduced the number of Indonesian guest workers who would be dispatched in the report.

The agencies did it to get more profit. For this case, Indonesia manpower department for Karimun Regional will take measures. They will repeal license of the agencies.