TRAFFICKING DI WILAYAH PERBATASAN
ABSTRACT: The number of women
migrating for work from Indonesia has steadily risen since the mid 1980’s; and
by the year 2000 had increased to over 300,000 migrants. A significant number
of Indonesian women voluntarily migrate to work are trafficked for sexual and
labor exploitation in Malaysia and Singapore. This article explores trafficking
problems and situation in Indonesia, especially focused in the border areas.
International definitions of trafficking recognize a broader spectrum of
abuses. In Indonesia, the most commonly recognized sectors into which women and
children are trafficked in Indonesia include: migrant work, domestic work, sex
work and servile marriage in the form of mail order brides. People from several
areas of Java, Sumatera and Kalimantan who voluntarily migrating for work as
domestic servants, later found themselves coerced into abusive conditions.
Among them are Indonesian women who were recruited by false promises of
employment and later coerced into prostitution or forced labor. Other cases
show that ethnic Chinese women and teenage girls in the West Kalimantan
district are recruited as mail-order bridges for men in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and
Singapore.
The Indonesian government has made significant efforts towards
implementing a framework of action to address trafficking abuses against
Indonesian women and children. Along with governmental actions, Indonesian
civil society organizations (including NGOs and universities) have also
increased their attention to the issue of trafficking in persons.
Civil society organizations are now more effectively conducting research
on trafficking related issues, implementing prevention and awareness raising
activities in high risk communities, providing victim protection services such
as legal aid case-handling and reintegration support, and advocating for
increased law enforcement.
Penulis: Widayatun
Kode Jurnal: jpantropologidd080028
