Kekerasan pada Setiap Tahap Penempatan TKI Asal Propinsi Sumatera Barat Tahun 2006

Indonesian government has determined a policy of employment placement as national program. With the raising number of Indonesian migrant workers, the related problems are also raising. The research is qualitative research and data were taken by in-depth interview method. The aim of this study is to know the form of abuse of Indonesian migrant workers in all placements and its health impact. Thematic analysis was used in this study. The study was held in West Sumatera Province in April –May 2006. The research finds that all of Indonesian Migrant Workers left the country at young ages. Those workers with low education level or had limited access to information were easily trapped in illegal departure. The form and magnitude of abuse were gradual according to sex. All Indonesian migrant workers experienced various kind of abuses simultaneously and repeatedly. Illegal Indonesian migrant workers are exploited because of the rule and mechanism of placement do not comply to human rights protection. Abuse does not only happen when Indonesian migrant workers are abroad but also before leaving and after coming home. Illegal Indonesian migrant workers faced higher risk of human rights violation and undergo abuse with greater impact. Government should improve citizen awareness to prevent abuse through elimination of illegal departure by giving information to wider public, and to have strong political commitment to revise rules related to migrant workers as well as to foster diplomatic efforts towards human right protection of Indonesian migrant workers