M. Yamin Panca Setia

She Waiting Justice

NIRMALA Bonat declares happy when The Malaysian Justice decides offense for Yin Pek Ha. She have been waiting about 3.5 year Malaysian Justice decision to punishment Pek Ha.

Pek Ha is Nirmala's employer at kondomunium Villa Putra, Kuala Lumpur. Early 2004, she torture Nirmala's body used by iron, doused hot water, hitting head with clotheshorse, glass if pique and dissatisfies Nirmala's job. On Thursday (3/1) , The Malaysia Justice declares Pek Ha offense on four persecution accusation. She will get punishment threatens for 20 years.

"I am happy," said Nirmala, Indonesia Worker from Kupang, Nusa Tengara Timur (NTT), founded at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

But, Nirmala stills waiting final decision from The Malaysia Justice. Yin Pek Ha crime plan decreed on May 2008. She stay at Kuala Lumpur as worker at Republic Of Indonesia Embassy (KBRI) while waits local justice final decision.

The Verdict declares for Yin Pek Ha appreciated by Indonesia government. According to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, justice for Nirmala become violence victim, maltreatment and crime of former employer, reached essential point.

The President hope, decreed law can be fair to Indonesia Worker others who get same experiences like Nirmala. Violence actor shall give fair sanction. "All Indonesian must be protected and serviced," said President and reminds to all Indonesian at Malaysia respects about law and prevailing tradition.

Nirmala Violence just one Violence case experienced by Indonesian Worker at another country. Up to year 2007, Indonesia Embassy (KBRI) at Kuala Lumpur notes a minimum available 708 Indonesian Worker enforced being kept all at Camp Place troublesome cause get trouble.

So many Indonesian Worker get experience violence, acting double as domestic help and shop, sexual abuse, wages paid, fraud by employer and agency, get sack by employer, human trade victim (trafficking), abandon etc.

The Chairman Appointment and Protection National for Indonesia Worker (BNP2TKI), Jumhur Hidayat said, around 800.000 Indonesia Worker didn't registered. They are potencial get experience violence act.

No easy to handle process Indonesian Worker violence experienced at Malaysia. The Indonesia Embbasy at Kuala Lumpur notes, Indonesia Worker disability to explain indentity labour agent at Indonesia and Malaysia. Employer aslo difficult contacted when they get problem. Indonesia Embassy difficult to solves immediate.

The Indonesia Embbasy also claims if Malaysian employer no respect to collaboration, and working out case. The Malaysian labour justice aslo require long time namely until a two year.

According to Jumhur, matter generally faced Indonesia Worker namely did't get paid, Sack Unilateral, and escape from employer home. Violence or persecution case reaches 30-40 cases. But early phase or available violence indication.

Jumhur bargains for Malaysia government more serious to implementation Mandatory Consuler Notification (MCN) for Indonesia Worker at Malaysia to avoid violence case. With MCN, Jumhur said, Malaysian agency can eventually give information about Indonesia Worker Capture or strikes punishment.

Based MCN report, Indonesia Goverment can give protection and working out if Indonesia Worker faces problem. In talk informal with amount Malaysia official, Malaysia wish hasten expected MCN forming implemetion.

MCN formed as memonitoring institute commision to observation, contacts and visits labour place of ones all this time just get characters as call center passive or not follows up various income reportings.

The others problem faced BY Indonesia Worker are become human commerce victim (trafficking).

The Minister of Empowerment Women Meuthia Hatta Swasono said, 20 percents of three quarter amount Women Indonesia Worker at abroad is trafficking's victim.

"They are victim sexs exploit ," said Meuthia. Majority, victims because debt factory. "Then, them child enjoined work. Parents believe, but did'at know if she shall service degree person," allegedly.

Meuthia sad because trafficking victim experiences sexual organ damage. To press that case, in bilateral appointment among Presidential SBY with PM Badawi, muts more focus about criminological anticipatory stage trade human. Malaysia is one of state which many keep all human commerce victim.

Indonesia bargains Malaysia can more proactive to fight trade human crime. Meuthia rues if law process to agent man commerce tends to long time.

"Don't too long. We perceive too long, including to repatriate," she said.

Erman Suparno as The minister of Manpower and Resettlement said, up to year 2007 available 1.135 Indonesia Worker cases at various state.

TKI faced case and devil threat about 147 cases. That case gets various kind comprise Indonesia Worker who be murder and involved narcotics and drugs sell. Its party gets effort to handle Indonesia Worker at abroad to front with jurisdictional case.

"We can save. (But hopes) threatened hang punishment, don't become. There is punishment priority. (Also) threatened capital punishment gets punishment priority," he allegedly. Government gets effort to help Indonesia Worker at abroad that gets case with jurisdictional by bilateral approach.

But, the problem twists pretend Indonesia worker did't stop. Several last day, public startled when Yanti Sukardi, Indonesia Worker from Karang Tengah, Cianjur, get dead punisment by Saudi Arabia Government. Yanti have been accused because killing she employer.

Severally last month, two person at Arabic Saudi Siti Tarwiyah Binti Slamet Dimyati and Susianti founded dead assassinated by employer family.

As neighbour , Malaysian Indonesia is not always fervent. Relations two country often negative reaction in grass root level. Indonesia public reaction about Indonesia Worker affairs wrongful can't be despised. But both of government, still perceives need to save good relationship. Even that not meaning Putrajaya-Jakarta despise complexity about TKI problem.

Presiden SBY and The Prime of Minister Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at PM Office Malaysia, Putrajaya, get meeting to talk any topic. One of topic focus about Indonesia problem at Malaysia.

SBY and Badawi agree to maximize protection effort and law service to all Indonesia Worker. "They (Indonesia Worker, red) shall get protection and good service. If they get problem, law and justice must be fair," explicit Presidential SBY while news conference with PM Badawi.

Same Expectation sounded Badawi. “This appointment bargains will become symbol to take more progress again for Indonesia-Malaysia. So both of state goes forward with many equation," he say.

President declares, besides meets PM Malaysia, he wants to ensure Indonesia Worker get protection and good servant. SBY apreacieted Malaysia Government effort solves about problem jurisdictional Indonesia Worker at Malaysia.

In bilaterals appointment, President beavers Indonesia Worker passport works at Malaysia can hold owner and both of state gets signature MCN for Indonesian labour protection, so Indonesia arrest the interesting crime at Malaysian shortly been informed to Indonesia Embassy so Indonesia citizen gets protection.

President also visit goes to Indonesia embassy at Kuala Lumpur to make ensure if Indonesia Worker get service at Malaysia.

"One essential, each problem shall be solved with every consideration and fair. If concerns employ rights, therefore must been given unto Indonesia Worker," said President being welcomed applause thousands Indonesia Worker. To Malaysia government, Indonesia was urgent that evident Malaysian citizen guilty has to be processed according the law so the justice can upheld.