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SBY Speaks Up for Migrant Workers
Camelia Pasandaran | August 16, 2011

Indonesian migrant workers at a shelter provided by the Indonesian Embassy in Abu Dhabi. (Antara Photo/Yudhi Mahatma) Indonesian migrant workers at a shelter provided by the Indonesian Embassy in Abu Dhabi. (Antara Photo/Yudhi Mahatma)
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jsbst18
11:10pm Aug 17, 2011

There goes SBY criticizing foreign laws again, while letting terrorist groups like FPI run rampant here. Easier to blame other countries than correct your own.

Do your job, SBY.

notreadeeyet
9:07am Aug 17, 2011

"We have to admit that upholding the law is still a big challenge,” Yudhoyono said. “A number of legal cases have gained public attention, including the execution of an Indonesian citizen in Saudi Arabia and the BRUTAL LYNCHING of FELLOW INDONESIANS by INDONESIANS in CIKEUSIK. That hurt us.”

"Justice and the protection of the law are for all Indonesians, including MINORITY migrant workers ONLY. YOU ARE NOT INDONESIAN IF YOU BELONG TO ANY OTHER MINORITY GROUP and therefore WILL NOT RECEIVE PROTECTION ," President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said.

Yeah right, I've seen the results of JUSTICE and PROTECTION of THE LAW in this country and to be honest, I would rather take my chances alone........


Mike.Jkt
8:51am Aug 17, 2011

So what did "Mumbles" say this time?

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Justice and the protection of the law are for all Indonesians, including migrant workers, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Tuesday during the State Speech coinciding with Independence Day,

"We have to admit that upholding the law is still a big challenge,” Yudhoyono said. “A number of legal cases have gained  public attention, including the execution of an  Indonesian citizen in Saudi Arabia. That hurt us.”

In June, the government halted the sending of domestic workers to Saudi Arabia in response to the execution of Ruyati binti Sapubi, 54, an Indonesian maid who claimed she had killed her employer in self defense. Another maid was later saved from a similar fate in Saudi Arabia when the government paid blood money to the victim's family.

Yudhoyono said that the government  would accelerate economic development in order to provide alternatives so that workers do not have to leave Indonesia to seek a livelihood.

“We hope there will be more employment locally, so that our sisters do not have to work in the informal sector or as maids abroad,” he said. “This is about our dignity and pride as a nation.”

In the meantime, Yudhoyono said that he and the government would seek clemency for Indonesian workers facing the death penalty  abroad.

“The mission is not easy, because all nations have their own legal systems, but our efforts have  started to gain results. Some Indonesian workers that might face death have received clemency,” he said.

In July, the task force for migrant worker protection formed by Yudhoyono in the aftermath of the Ruyati beheading said that 228 Indonesian migrant workers are on death row in various countries.

In the future, Yudhoyono said that the government would also more strictly supervise migrant worker  placement agencies to guarantee worker safety.

“We need to ensure that our brothers working abroad understand the law, regulations and culture in the countries where they  live and work,” he said, emphasizing the role of government to work with recipient countries to clarify the rights of Indonesian workers.