PENANGANAN PEKERJA MIGRAN DI MALAYSIA
Abstract: Economic crisis has
led the government to a dilemmatic situation. On one hand, the government is demanded
to provide and/or expand work opportunities, especially for those laid off due
to the crisis. On the other hand, the government has limitations to fulfill the
demands. One way to solving this problem is sending labors overseas,
particularly to Malaysia. Despite that,
the policy poses some problems. Empirical facts show there are a lot of
problems concerning Indonesian migrant workers: illegal status, unjust
treatment before the law, and massive deportation. These problems arise due to the
absence of sufficient regulations protecting the workers. In addition,
overlapped coordination among agencies as well as weak control over the matter
worsens the situation. For that reason, the current procedures should be
rearranged and bilateral relations between the Indonesian and Malaysian
governments should be tightened in the field of manpower, particularly to safeguard
Indonesian workers’ rights.
Keywords: migrant workers,
policy, bilateral relations
Penulis: Suradji
Kode Jurnal: jpadministrasinegaradd060009
