Home is where the job is

Indonesian contract workers facing uncertainty condition in their camps in Nunukan, East Kalimantan, have been given assistance to return to their respective home towns.

Some of the workers however said they prefer to return to Malaysia to work, despite their bitter experience, especially after the imposition of a tighter immigration act.

We should strongly criticize the government for its failure to provide adequate job opportunities, considering that Indonesia is actually richer than other countries in terms of natural resources. For now the workers prefer to return to Malaysia rather than their home towns -- they must feed their families.

-- Kompas, Jakarta