INDONESIAN DIPLOMACY IN PROTECTING THE INDONESIAN DOMESTIC WORKERS IN MALAYSIA (2010-2012)

Abstract

A problem of Indonesian domestic workers in several times is more complicated, this is happening in domestic and international in scope. Meanwhile, from year to year the number of workers who want to work abroad continues to increase due to several reasons, there are: first, the pull factors of the destination countries migrants form a better economic life and the number of population and relatively less labor. Second, is the driving factor in the form of limited job opportunities in the country even high jobless. From a number of States, many of Indonesian domestic workers have a destination in the country such as Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and other Middle Eastern country, Malaysia is a country destination for job seekers in Indonesia. In addition to geographic proximity factor directly adjacent to the region of Indonesia, Malaysia also has a high level of growth rate and is implementing a development in all areas. This research has aiming to find strategies of Indonesia diplomacy in protection of women workers in Malaysia, then how the solutions and challenges of the Indonesian government in handling of cases of violence that is experienced by Indonesian workers in Malaysia. Furthermore, to find out what the reaction and actions was taken by Indonesian Embassy in Malaysia in implementing strategic diplomacy in abroad. The completion of violence cases experienced by Indonesian workers conducted by local government and the Embassy is still lacking and not optimal; many issues have not been resolved until now specifically illegal labor. Bilateral relations between Indonesia and Malaysia still not maximum as we hope, especially in protection of labor in Malaysia and the number of staff that are not proportional to the amount of Indonesian workers that working in Malaysia were a factor in the performance of Indonesian diplomats in an effort to deal with cases and problems of Indonesian domestic workers and protection to them.