Abstract
Following the leadership succession in the post Presidential Election in 2014 from the 6th Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to the 7th Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), the Indonesian migrant workers became one of the priorities of the new government. The reason is simple, there are still many Indonesian workers especially in Malaysia who are involved in various problems and cases. The issue of protection of Indonesian citizens abroad became the primary agenda of Jokowi’s administration including protection on migrant workers. To be sure, the various issues of migrant workers eventually impact on the relationship between the two brotherhod countries, Indonesia and Malaysia. On the other hand, both countries were obviously gained so many advantages from the influx of Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia. For Indonesian government for instance, the migrant workers is one of the largest revenue contributors from their remittance. As for Malaysia, the presence of Indonesian migrant workers were highly contributed to the national economy amid of the local people are lack of interested to such kind of dirty jobs. Therefore, this article would like to invite readers into a deep discussion comprehensively on the issues of migrant workers and their implications on the Indonesia-Malaysia relations especially in the first half of Jokowi’s tenure of presidency.
Highlights
especially in Malaysia who are involved in various problems and cases
The issue of protection of Indonesian citizens abroad became the primary agenda of Joko Widodo (Jokowi)'s administration including protection on migrant workers
be sure, the various issues of migrant workers eventually impact on the relationship between the two brotherhod countries
Summary
Salah satu konsekuensi logis dari globalisasi adalah terbentuknya sebuah tatanan dunia yang semakin kompleks. Dalam analisis Keohane dan Nye, terjadinya “complex interdependence” disebabkan hubungan internasional semakin kompleks di mana tidak saja melibatkan hubungan antar negara, namun juga antar individu, antar organisasi transnasional serta pergerakan barang dan jasa yang semakin sulit dikendalikan. Hal ini terjadi karena adanya berbagai saluran interaksi atau dikenal dengan istilah multiple channels (Keohane & Nye, 2001), sehingga siapa saja bisa melakukan kontak dengan mitranya di belahan dunia tanpa terkukung oleh sekat-sekat perbatasan. Trend keterlibatan orang asing terutama dari Indonesia berbagai tindak kejahatan juga semakin meningkat pada tahun 1990-an. Pada tahun 1996 misalnya, muncul fakta bahwa imigran di Malaysia telah terlibat dengan berbagai tindak kejahatan dengan prosentase cukup tinggi yaitu 27.3% kasus pembunuhan, 18% percobaan pembunuhan, 35.6% perampokan kelompok bersenjata dan 16.3% perampokan bersenjata dilakukan oleh perorangan. Hal ini jelas akan mengganggu tidak saja kenyamanan TKI dalam bekerja, namun juga berimplikasi langsung dan tidak langsung kepada hubungan Indonesia-Malaysia secara umum
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