Two of Indonesian migrant workers from Banyumas, Central Java, became the victims of the violence from their employer in Malaysia and Bahrain. The two of Indonesian migrant workers are Puji Lestari, from Ajibarang and Nur Hayati from Lumbir.
Puji has been working in Malaysia for 7 months. She has never come to Indonesia since she worked in Malaysia. She did not know the way to return to Indonesia. Puji said to her husband, Irwan, that she want to back home because she was often hit by her employer.
Meanwhile, Nur Hayati have returned to Indonesia successfully. However, she was suffering a heavy depression as the effects of the violence for her employer in Bahrain. She said that she did not want to return to Bahrain again.
Two of Indonesian migrant workers from Banyumas, Central Java, became the victims of the violence from their employer in Malaysia and Bahrain. The two of Indonesian migrant workers are Puji Lestari, from Ajibarang and Nur Hayati from Lumbir.
Puji has been working in Malaysia for 7 months. She has never come to Indonesia since she worked in Malaysia. She did not know the way to return to Indonesia. Puji said to her husband, Irwan, that she want to back home because she was often hit by her employer.
Meanwhile, Nur Hayati have returned to Indonesia successfully. However, she was suffering a heavy depression as the effects of the violence for her employer in Bahrain. She said that she did not want to return to Bahrain again.
Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (IMWU) prosecuted Indonesian government related with the protection of Indonesian migrant workers because effect of world economical crisis. Economical crisis which was happening in America gave the impacts to all aspect in the world. The fulfillment of cheap labor is one of the effects of economical crisis.
The Revision of acts number 39/2004 about Placement and Protection for Indonesia Migrant Workers was refused by IMWU. IMWU conjectured that it will cause the government ignore their responsibility in protection and placement of the Indonesian migrant workers.
The prosecute of IMWU were :
1. Ratify The Convention of United Nation year 1990 about The Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers Rights and Their Families.
2. The revision of Acts number 39/2004 must be refer to The Convention of United Nation year 1990.
3. The United Labor and Organization of Indonesian Migrant Workers must be
4. Blacklist the employers and agencies who extorted the Indonesian migrant workers
5. Cut the cost of agencies become HK$ 9.000 for Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong
6. Stop Underpayment
7. Disband the terminal III and IV
