More RI workers complain of abuse<\/p>\n
ID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post\/Surabaya<\/p>\n
Fajar (not his real name) lies listlessly inside an ambulance,
\nhis face showing signs of excruciating pain. Both his legs are
\nlimp.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old man is one of 189 illegal migrant workers from
\nMalaysia who reported to the East Java Manpower and
\nTransmigration Office last Sunday.<\/p>\n
Fajar appeared subdued after being repatriated and was
\nreluctant to talk to anyone, including manpower officials.<\/p>\n
\"Fajar said he couldn't walk as a result of being beaten by
\nMalaysian police,\" Djaelani, head of the office, told The Jakarta
\nPost.<\/p>\n
He refused medical treatment when he arrived in Surabaya, and
\nasked to be taken home to Kebonsari village in Kademangan
\ndistrict, Blitar regency.<\/p>\n
Fajar was not alone. Suparno (also not his real name), another
\nmigrant worker hailing from Banyuwangi regency, also arrived in
\nSurabaya with injuries to both ears, and as a result has hearing
\nproblems.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old man was taken to Siti Khodijah Hospital in
\nSepanjang, Sidoarjo regency, to be examined the moment he arrived
\nat the East Java Manpower Office.<\/p>\n
The plight of illegal migrant workers seems never ending.
\nMalaysia will forcefully repatriate another 700,000 Indonesian
\nmigrant workers by January next year, 200,000 of them from East
\nJava.<\/p>\n
Manpower office records show that 385,000 illegal migrant
\nworkers will be repatriated from West Malaysia and 315,000 from
\nEast Malaysia.<\/p>\n
The migrant workers will be transported to Pasir Gudang Port
\nin Johor, Malaysia, sent by ship Tanjung Pinang in Riau, then to
\nTanjung Priok in Jakarta or directly to Surabaya. Thereafter,
\nthey will be bused to their respective hometowns.<\/p>\n
Some migrant workers have claimed that they were physically
\nabused while detained in Malaysia, with a few women saying they
\nwere molested.<\/p>\n
Djaelani said the manpower office was unable to offer them any
\nlegal representation.<\/p>\n
\"They aren't really migrant workers but people who are a
\nburden to another country. So the social office should handle the
\nproblem,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Most of them traveled to Malaysia on a regular passport and
\nhad no work permit. Legal migrant workers are issued special
\npassports.<\/p>\n
Djaelani said there were official procedures for sending
\nworkers abroad, which is through a migrant worker supplier
\n(PJTKI). \"For anyone wishing to work abroad, they can apply at
\none of the 55 branches of PJTKI throughout East Java. Other than
\nthat, it is illegal,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Repatriation of 200,000 illegal migrant workers from East Java<\/p>\n
1. Sent home by their employers: 80,000<\/p>\n
2. Returned home voluntarily: 40,000<\/p>\n
3. Deported: 80,000<\/p>\n
Places of origin<\/p>\n
1. Sampang: 1,069<\/p>\n
2. Pamekasan: 871<\/p>\n
3. Jember: 622<\/p>\n
4. Bangkalan: 533<\/p>\n
5. Sumenep: 531<\/p>\n
6. Tulungagung: 416<\/p>\n
7. Lumajang: 398<\/p>\n
8. Banyuwangi: 309<\/p>\n
9. Blitar: 300<\/p>\n
10. Kediri: 258<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/more-ri-workers-complain-of-abuse-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }