THE IMPACT OF TUTI TURSILAWATI’S CASE ON THE RELATIONS BETWEEN INDONESIA AND SAUDI ARABIA AFTER THE SIGNING OF ONE CHANNEL SYSTEM AGREEMENT

Abstract

In Indonesia, the high number of unemployed in Indonesia is one of the factors that influence the occurrence of migration between countries, where the favourite destination of most Indonesian workers is Saudi Arabia. But unfortunately, in Saudi Arabia itself, it is not supported by the advancement of legal protection for TKI who works there, where violence and executions still haunt the majority of TKI who work in Saudi Arabia. One of the execution cases that much discussed in Saudi Arabia is the case of the execution of Tuti Tursilawati because of the murder committed against her employer's father who was executed in Taif City without prior notice. The crowd of this case also made the situation of the two countries heated up especially after the signing of the One Channel System. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the responses of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia related to employment and protection of TKI after execution without notification even though the One Channel System has been agreed, which is related to the compliance of the two countries with the agreed bilateral agreement. This study uses qualitative research and data collection techniques which use two main theories, namely the theory of international cooperation by K.J Holsti and the theory of compliance by Robert B. Mitchell. Thus, this study finds that the case that happened to Tuti Tursilawati can be said to have a very significant impact on the bilateral relations between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia in terms of employment and protection of Indonesian migrant workers because, in its development, this case provides many evaluations for the future bilateral relations between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia so that there will be no more similar incidents in the future and that all bilateral agreements concerning migrant workers in Indonesia, including the One Channel System, pay more attention to their welfare and protection from the threat of violence at work.