Raw deal

Raw deal

From Republika

I am one of the 2,000 Indonesian workers hopeful to depart to
South Korea. I deposited the Rp. 1,100,000 application fee and
attended training at PT Binawan Group's overseas workers'
training center in Cianjur, West Java in July, 1994.

Since then only 600 workers have been sent to South Korea.
That is after complaining to many institutes like the local
legislative council, the National Commission on Human Rights, the
press and the local Ministry of Manpower office. The remaining
1,400 are living in minimal conditions without any guarantee when
our working visas, as promised by PT Binawan Group, will be
delivered.

Statements by the head of PT Binawan quoted by the media,
saying the problems have been resolved and that they have
received thousands of job orders from South Korea, hurt me. More
ironic, PT Binawan is still accepting applications.

PT Binawan Group has also disobeyed the agreement made in
front of the National Commission on Human Rights and Cianjur
office of Ministry of Manpower. PT Binawan Group has only given
half the application fee back to those who have quit. PT Binawan
Group should give back the full amount because their
unprofessional and disrespectful acts caused the problems.

PT Binawan Group didn't give clear and correct information
about the job orders, working visas and other information needed
or the rights of each applicants.

Applicants that complain or seek answers are dropped from the
program. They are viewed as giving the company a bad name.

I await a solution from those who have the power to relieve
our misery.

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