INDONESIAN MIGRANT WORKERS IN JOHOR BAHRU 2014-2017: PROBLEMS AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSES

Abstract

Malaysia is one of the members of the ASEAN community whose diplomatic relations are very close to Indonesia today. This was seen when the two countries had various bilateral relations in the economic field. One of the tools that they believe can provide their respective benefits in their economic fields that are known to the international community, about the Immigrant Workforce. Indonesia is a country that has sent so many of its immigrant workers to Malaysia legally and illegally. From the signing of economic activities it does not rule out the possibility that Indonesian workers in Malaysia often face a handful of problems from year to year related to document problems, unpaid salaries, and human trafficking. Where, these issues become main concern of both countries to handle. This research uses qualitative methods, so the data mainly would be from the official government reports of Indonesia and Malaysia, books, journals, official sites and official news. This research is going to relate those government actions and then will see how effective does those rules and laws implementation toward migrant workers right protection since 2014 until 2017. The researcher then decide to take focus on these government authority where put the Indonesian representatives government (KJRI Johor Bahru) cooperates with Malaysian authorized government regarding migrant workers, also in cooperation with Malaysian NGOs in this case are Malaysia Trade Unions Confederation and Tenaganita, and last but not mean least Indonesia in cooperation with International Labor Organization..