Indonesian Manpower http://www.indomanpower.com Indonesian Manpower Information Website Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:52:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Again, Two of Indonesian Guest Workers Were Experienced The Violence From Their Employer http://www.indomanpower.com/again-two-of-indonesian-guest-workers-were-experienced-the-violence-from-their-employer/ http://www.indomanpower.com/again-two-of-indonesian-guest-workers-were-experienced-the-violence-from-their-employer/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:52:56 +0000 redaksi http://www.indomanpower.com/again-two-of-indonesian-guest-workers-were-experienced-the-violence-from-their-employer/ 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.

]]> http://www.indomanpower.com/again-two-of-indonesian-guest-workers-were-experienced-the-violence-from-their-employer/feed/ Again, Two of Indonesian Guest Workers Were Experienced The Violence From Their Employer http://www.indomanpower.com/again-two-of-indonesian-guest-workers-were-experienced-the-violence-from-their-employer/ http://www.indomanpower.com/again-two-of-indonesian-guest-workers-were-experienced-the-violence-from-their-employer/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:52:56 +0000 redaksi http://www.indomanpower.com/again-two-of-indonesian-guest-workers-were-experienced-the-violence-from-their-employer/ 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.

]]> http://www.indomanpower.com/again-two-of-indonesian-guest-workers-were-experienced-the-violence-from-their-employer/feed/ Indonesian Migrant Workers Union Disagreed The Revision of Indonesian Migrant Workers Acts http://www.indomanpower.com/indonesian-migrant-workers-union-disagreed-the-revision-of-indonesian-migrant-workers-acts/ http://www.indomanpower.com/indonesian-migrant-workers-union-disagreed-the-revision-of-indonesian-migrant-workers-acts/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:50:12 +0000 redaksi http://www.indomanpower.com/www/indonesian-migrant-workers-union-disagreed-the-revision-of-indonesian-migrant-workers-acts/ 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

]]> http://www.indomanpower.com/indonesian-migrant-workers-union-disagreed-the-revision-of-indonesian-migrant-workers-acts/feed/ The Corpse of Syafi’i, The Indonesian Guest Worker From Bojonegoro Was Buried http://www.indomanpower.com/the-corpse-of-syafi%e2%80%99i-the-indonesian-guest-worker-from-bojonegoro-was-buried/ http://www.indomanpower.com/the-corpse-of-syafi%e2%80%99i-the-indonesian-guest-worker-from-bojonegoro-was-buried/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:44:57 +0000 redaksi http://www.indomanpower.com/www/the-corpse-of-syafi%e2%80%99i-the-indonesian-guest-worker-from-bojonegoro-was-buried/ Syafi’i, the Indonesian guest worker from Bojonegoro who died in Malaysia because had a toothache was buried in his village, Sukosewu. His corpse arrived on Tuesday at 10.45 PM. It was accompanied by the officers of Andromeda Graha agency.

Head of Manpower and Transmigration Institution of Bojonegoro, Bambang Budi Susanto, said that his party could not guarantee that his heir would be receiving compensation from the government.

He said that Syafi’i departed to Malaysia not trough Manpower and Transmigration Institution of Bojonegoro, so that he could not gave the guarantee. All the process of departing was done by Andromeda Graha Agency.

Bambang said that his party tried to check the process of departing. He would be trying to ask the responsibility to agency which was departing him.

]]> http://www.indomanpower.com/the-corpse-of-syafi%e2%80%99i-the-indonesian-guest-worker-from-bojonegoro-was-buried/feed/ Fell From 8th Floor, The Indonesian Guest Workers Died in Egypt http://www.indomanpower.com/fell-from-8th-floor-the-indonesian-guest-workers-died-in-egypt/ http://www.indomanpower.com/fell-from-8th-floor-the-indonesian-guest-workers-died-in-egypt/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:08:37 +0000 redaksi http://www.indomanpower.com/www/fell-from-8th-floor-the-indonesian-guest-workers-died-in-egypt/ One of the Indonesian guest workers from Cirebon, East Java fell from 8th floor in her employer’s apartment. She jumped from the apartment because she runaway from there. The speaker of embassy of Republic of Indonesia in Cairo, Danang Waskota, said that the corpse was lied in the Forensic Hospital.
He said that the embassy of Republic of Indonesia knew the tragedy from the police local. The suitcase and the clothes which was dotted about were founded in her employer’s house. Her employers were not at their apartment when the tragedy happened. Her employers was going on vacation.

She have worked in Egypt since April 2008. Actually, Egypt government did not allow household immigrant workers to come to that country. Danang admitted that there are several workers from Indonesia work on household.

]]> http://www.indomanpower.com/fell-from-8th-floor-the-indonesian-guest-workers-died-in-egypt/feed/ The Ambassador of Indonesia for Malaysia Asked The Indonesian Guest Workers in Malaysia To Learn From Tragedy of Sinking Ship http://www.indomanpower.com/the-ambassador-of-indonesia-for-malaysia-asked-the-indonesian-guest-workers-in-malaysia-to-learn-from-tragedy-of-sinking-ship/ http://www.indomanpower.com/the-ambassador-of-indonesia-for-malaysia-asked-the-indonesian-guest-workers-in-malaysia-to-learn-from-tragedy-of-sinking-ship/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:51:03 +0000 redaksi http://www.indomanpower.com/www/the-ambassador-of-indonesia-for-malaysia-asked-the-indonesian-guest-workers-in-malaysia-to-learn-from-tragedy-of-sinking-ship/ The Ambassador of Indonesia for Malaysia, Da’i Bachtiar asked the Indonesian guest workers who worked in Malaysia to learn from the tragedy of sinking ship. Tugboat which brought hundreds Indonesian guest workers was sinking in Malaysia. At least 11 died on this tragedy.

They wanted to go back to Indonesia to celebrate Iedul Fitri, but fate is not on their side. Da’i Bachtiar hope this tragedy would not repeat. He appreciated the action of Malaysian Government for the cooperation to help these Indonesian guest workers.

The Embassy of Indonesia in Malaysia would be meeting all expenses for funeral and medical treatment. The Indonesian guest workers who saved from the accident would be returned back to Indonesia.

Da’i said that his party would be playing along with the police and immigration institution to return them back to Indonesia.

]]> http://www.indomanpower.com/the-ambassador-of-indonesia-for-malaysia-asked-the-indonesian-guest-workers-in-malaysia-to-learn-from-tragedy-of-sinking-ship/feed/ 16 Illegal Indonesian Guest Workers From Sumenep Were Forced to Go Back to Indonesia http://www.indomanpower.com/16-illegal-indonesian-guest-workers-from-sumenep-were-forced-to-go-back-to-indonesia/ http://www.indomanpower.com/16-illegal-indonesian-guest-workers-from-sumenep-were-forced-to-go-back-to-indonesia/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:44:34 +0000 redaksi http://www.indomanpower.com/www/16-illegal-indonesian-guest-workers-from-sumenep-were-forced-to-go-back-to-indonesia/ The number of 16 illegal Indonesian guest workers were forced to go back to Indonesia by Malaysian government. They came from Sumenep, Madura, East Java. They arrived to Tanjung Perak Port, Surabaya on last week.

They were given money by Manpower Institution of Sumenep to go back to their village. They could get this money by shows memo from Manpower Institution of East Java Province.

One of the Indonesian guest workers who was forced to go back, Samsuri, said that he had worked in Malaysia for 3 months. Her salary was Rp 150 thousands per day. He was arrested on 19 June by Malaysian police. He also admitted that his money which was earned was gone when he was arrested.

]]> http://www.indomanpower.com/16-illegal-indonesian-guest-workers-from-sumenep-were-forced-to-go-back-to-indonesia/feed/ Mouth of One of Indonesian Guest Workers in Malaysia Was Burned http://www.indomanpower.com/mouth-of-one-of-indonesian-guest-workers-in-malaysia-were-burned/ http://www.indomanpower.com/mouth-of-one-of-indonesian-guest-workers-in-malaysia-were-burned/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:56:01 +0000 redaksi http://www.indomanpower.com/www/mouth-of-one-of-indonesian-guest-workers-in-malaysia-were-burned/ One of Indonesian guest workers in Malaysia was ran to Tuanku Jaffar Hospital, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, because her mouth was often burned with candle by her employer. She was also forced to drink hot water because her employer accused that she was lazy.

Chief of Seremban Police, Negeri Sembilan, Saiful Azly Kamaruddin, said that the victim had a heavily injured in her mouth and throat. Her ears were bleeding too. She could not talk because her mouth was salivating.

According to the report, the age of this Indonesia guest was 25 years old, but it did not mention her identity. She lived in Taman Desa Melati with her employer. She is still nursing at the hospital now.

Manpower Staff of Republic of Indonesia Embassy, Teguh H Cahyono, said that his party would be taking some action to this case when he was contacted. He would be looking for her name and her identity.

]]> http://www.indomanpower.com/mouth-of-one-of-indonesian-guest-workers-in-malaysia-were-burned/feed/ The Indonesian Guest Worker From Magelang Had to Eat Sand http://www.indomanpower.com/the-indonesian-guest-worker-from-magelang-had-to-eat-sand/ http://www.indomanpower.com/the-indonesian-guest-worker-from-magelang-had-to-eat-sand/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:54:17 +0000 redaksi http://www.indomanpower.com/www/the-indonesian-guest-worker-from-magelang-had-to-eat-sand/ One of the Indonesian guest workers from Magelang, Central Java, had experienced violence from her employer. She had not already received her salary for one year. She was also hit, forced to eat detergent and sand by her employer.

Pujianti was making escape when her employer received the call in second floor. She leaved her employer’s house and walked down the stream. And then she met the another Indonesian guest workers. He gave her food and brought her to the police.

She just prosecute her rights. She wanted her employer gave her salary. She admitted that she did not want to work in Malaysia again. She said that it was the first and the last she worked in Malaysia.

Head of Service and Supervision of Indonesian guest workers in Malaysia, Amirudin, said that his party would be asking the agency which was departed her to Malaysia. He also said that he would be asking her employer too to help Pujianti get her rights. Malaysian police have already arrested her employer now.

]]> http://www.indomanpower.com/the-indonesian-guest-worker-from-magelang-had-to-eat-sand/feed/ 1200 Illegal Indonesian Guest Workers Were Deported By Malaysian Government http://www.indomanpower.com/1200-illegal-indonesian-guest-workers-were-deported-by-malaysian-government/ http://www.indomanpower.com/1200-illegal-indonesian-guest-workers-were-deported-by-malaysian-government/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:05:00 +0000 redaksi http://www.indomanpower.com/www/1200-illegal-indonesian-guest-workers-were-deported-by-malaysian-government/ Illegal Indonesian Guest Workers in Malaysia were deported by Malaysian Government. Many of them had experienced violence and sexual harassment. For example Hariana, Indonesian guest workers from South East Celebes. She admitted that she often had had bad treatment from her employer, so she often had a headache.

Sometimes she had not ate from her employer. Not only Hariana who got bad treatment from the employer. The another Indonesian guest workers, Erik, had had experienced violence from warder in Malaysia. They hit him if he could not exercise.

Secretary General of Social Department, Alex Triono said that these Indonesian guest workers were deported from Malaysia because they did not have the legal documents. Before sent them back to Indonesia, they were arrested in Lokap Kota Tinggi, Malaysia for 1 month.

They were departed from Pasir Gudang Port, New Johor, Malaysia by ferry to Tanjung Pinang, Tanjung Priok, and Tanjung Perak.

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