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Text your say: Abused migrant workers

Welcome home: Dozens of Indonesian women gather in a lobby at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, after arriving from overseas destinations where they are employed

The Jakarta Post
Tue, August 12, 2014

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Text your say: Abused migrant workers

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span class="inline inline-center">Welcome home: Dozens of Indonesian women gather in a lobby at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, after arriving from overseas destinations where they are employed. The women were set to travel onward to their respective hometowns. JP/Ricky Yudhistira

Your comments regarding a statement made by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) that abuses against migrant workers returning home are systematic due to a lack of government oversight:

I don'€™t think it'€™s because of a lack of government oversight; it'€™s actually someone in the government working with the abusers to make some quick cash.

Rainer Virya Mangala


The scourge of modern-day slavery must be eradicated.

Ning M. Widjaja

The new government must take stern action against these people who blackmail returning migrant workers.

Arrest the perpetrators; employ more CCTV cameras at major gateways to prevent migrant workers from being cheated.

They contribute more foreign exchange to our country, thus the government should protect them.

Iwan Nurdi Zm

To implement the right measures will be difficult as long as the government still has to implement strong law enforcement.

I hope the new government will work hard to crack down on the corruption in our beloved country.

Sinaga Harbili

I sometimes think that jealousy is one of the shameless causes of abuses against migrant workers.

But the actual occurrence of abuse is caused by the stance of the government, which hasn'€™t done enough to protect migrant workers.

The moment the government shows it cares for them, other people around them will also respect them.

We can help migrant workers in many ways, helping them to gain not only self-respect but also allowing them to accumulate more dollars to start new businesses; eventually becoming regular tax payers.

We could learn a lot about this from our ASEAN brothers and sisters in the Philippines.

Moeljono Adikoesoemo
Jakarta


While this is not the KPK'€™s main job, I agree with the KPK'€™s statement.

The government does not offer enough care to migrant workers. But if the government does not take the lead, then who will be responsible for protecting them?

Bambang Utomo
Jakarta

The government merely turns a blind eye to the abuse of migrant workers.

E Nurdin
Jakarta


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