Director of Information and Media Ministry of Foreign Affairs said PLE Priatna Embassy in Amman, Jordan, repatriates 33 Indonesian labor problems. Repatriation of workers is done through three waves.
The first two waves on March 3 and March 4, 2012, each as many as 13 people and 11 people. Meanwhile, the third wave 9 migrants repatriate foreign ministry on March 13, 2012. According Priatna, by March 1, 2012, Embassy Amman to accommodate about 332 workers who ask for protection. Embassy in Amman and the Foreign Ministry continues to resolve the problematic cases of migrant workers.
"The main obstacle faced by the Embassy in Amman is kafalah system prevailing in Jordan and the Middle East in general. Before issuing an exit permit to migrant workers, Jordan’s immigration will check to the service user / employer. If the employer does not give permission for one reason or Another thing, then exit permit will not be issued, so the workers will be held at the Embassy, "said Priatna to Kompas.com through a press release on Sunday (03/04/2012).
Problems faced by the Indonesian Embassy in the Middle East, continued Priatna, is that many service users / employers who hold the workers by reasoning that the contract has not been completed. "The team from Jakarta embassy and met repeatedly with the relevant parties in Jordan to tackle the problem, but the number of migrants coming into the shelter in the embassy quite a lot, while the settlement process takes a long time," said Priatna.
Throughout 2011, the Indonesian Embassy in Amman has been accommodating, repatriate, and completed 599 cases of Indonesian workers’ problems. These problems, among others, relating to torture, sexual abuse, years of service exceeds / is less than the contract period, iqamah / residence permit is expired and not renewed by employers, health problems and others.
"From the 332 workers who asked for protection to the Embassy, 200 of them are those that come after the moratorium applied to Jordan on July 29, 2010. They were sent by PPTKIS and irresponsible individuals. To overcome the this problem, the need for decisive action by the competent authority to such parties, "said Priatna. source: Kompas
8 comments:
I am thankful to have this news update read. This will be a big help for the workers in other states.
This would be another challenge for Indonesia. Hopefully, they can cope with this problem. We know that in every problem their is always a solution.
It is a good thing that Jordan has decided to take a positive action to this problem. It will be a good news for those migrant workers in Jordan as the government promises to give them protection while their papers are being processed.
These are the common problems experienced by migrant workers. The worst is when the workers came to a place in illegal way then work in the hands of irresponsible employer. I am glad that Indonesian Embassy addressed the problem immediately to protect the immigrants. This problem will also serve as a lesson and a challenge to the country and its people.
Many had already experienced and suffered from this kind of issue. Good to know that Indonesian Embassy quickly did some actions to protect the said individuals. And hope that other state could get lesson from this.
Every people is equal, so everybody has a right as humanity.That was a great action for repatriate the Indonesian in Jordan. They suffer a lot for abusing them from different employers. I hope this article can be read from different countries to know the opinions and what is the main issue nowadays.
I admire the action of Indonesian Embassy which is the immediate repatriation of their workers outside their territory. Working to other country is not easy as we know. At the end of the day it is not the money that counts instead it's the life and dignity as a person.
Poverty or shortage of employment opportunities I guess is one of the reasons why people are working to other country just to earn enough money for their family. This case might be inevitable and so the government must do something to protect its countrymen. I also admire the immediate action of Indonesian embassy. Not all countries can do the same way as what Indonesian Embassy did.
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