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Villages Urged to Protect Migrant Workers

The protection of Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) should be the responsibility of not only the central and regional governments, but also village administrations.

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Several residents of Kenanga village in Sindang district, Indramayu regency, West Java, are photographed on Saturday (5/5/2018). Kenanga village is one of the pockets of Indonesian Migrant Workers (TKI) in Indramayu.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The protection of Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) should be the responsibility of not only the central and regional governments, but also village administrations. Villages must be encouraged to protect TKIs proactively, as their recruitment and falsification of personal documents occur at the village level.

Villages are fertile ground for sponsors and middlemen to recruit prospective TKIs. Middlemen, many of who work for private TKI placement agencies (PPTKIS), often offer money to the parents of prospective TKIs to attract new recruits. Village administrations are often powerless in such situations.

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