How to Maintain and Build The Relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia

Relations

By Musni Umar, Ph.DMember and Spokesperson of the Eminent Persons Group

Indonesia-Malaysia

A.BACKGROUND

INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA ARE TWO COUNTRIES NEAR NEIGHBORING, ONE FAMILY, ONE BROTHER AND ONE RELIGION. FIRST SETTLED REGION IN THE SAME.LONDON 1824 TREATY INITIATED ENGLAND AND THE NETHERLANDS, THE AREA THAT HAS BECOME TWO REJOICE FIRST, THE MALAY PENINSULA AREAS THAT MASTERED THE UK. SECOND AREAS THAT MASTERED BY THE DUTCH.

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DUE BY COLONIAL POLITICS OF DIVIDE, BOTH COUNTRIES LIKE THIS HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE LIVING PARTING DIVORCED HUNDREDS OF DURATION. EVEN THEN BOTH STILL ONE LANGUAGE, ONE CLUMPS, ONE CULTURE, AND RELIGIOUS STILL THE SAME, BUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOTH CONTAIN HIGH SENSITIVITY. RELATIONSHIP ONLY ON THE SURFACE - NOT IN THE HEART.VARIOUS BACK OF THIS CASE THAT HAPPENS, THE MORE ADD A PROBLEM IN INDONESIA-MALAYSIA RELATIONS.

RESULTS OF SURVEY MARCH 2010 TO 250 STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA ON KNOWLEDGE OF STUDENTS OF THE ASEAN PROBLEM. ONE OF THE QUESTION, WHICH STATE THAT IS THE THREAT OF INDONESIA, MALAYSIA REPRESENT 48%.OPINION POLLING RESULTS IN THE DAILY REPUBLIKA ACCESSED 23 AUGUST 2010, THE QUESTION, WHO IS THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES ACCORDING TO YOUR MOST UNFRIENDLY TO INDONESIA? FROM SEVEN NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES, AS MUCH AS 3.607 (72.91%) FROM 4.947 VOTING, IS MALAYSIA.

B. ISSUESINDONESIA-MALAYSIA RELATIONS EXPERIENCE EVER WITH ANY OF CONFRONTATION 1963-1965. IN THESE LAST FEW YEARS, ISSUES OF CONFRONTATION WITH INDONESIA DISPLAY WHEN BUNG KARNO’S SPEECH ARE CALLING FOR INDONESIA PEOPLE TO UNITED DEVOUR “MENGGANYANG MALAYSIA (AGAINTS MALAYSIA).” ONE OF MANY CASES ANGERED COMMUNITY ON INDONESIA, IS TORTURING ON INDONESIAN WORKERS CONTINUALLY DONE.

INDICATORS: - THE NUMBER OF CASES OF HARASSMENT AND

MISTREATMENT TO THE DOMESTIC WORKER IS OVER INCREASING.

- A LOT OF CASES ARE FOUND OUT AFTER THE CONDITIONS HAS ALREADY BEEN IN CRITICAL STAGES EVEN LEADING TO DEATH DUE TO VIOLENT MISTREATMENT BY THE EMPLOYERS .

C.HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM ONE WAY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS WITH DOMESTIC

WORKERS IN MALAYSIA WHO’S OFTEN DISRUPT RELATIONS BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES, THEN IS PROPOSED MONITORING CENTER (MC).

HE IS AN EFFORT TO EARLY DETECTION BECAUSE PREVENTION BETTER THAN DUE TO TREAT.

OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO PREVENT CASES THAT CAN POTENTIALLY LEAD TO SERIOUSLY FATAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO VIOLENT MISTREATMENTS. 2. TO HARMONIZE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DOMESTIC WORKER AND EMPLOYER WITH CONSELING METHOD. 3. FOR MAKING SECURITY AND

HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP BOTH COUNTRIES.

PLANNED OPERATION] WORKING MECHANISM THE MONITORING CENTER (MC) HAS A FUNCTION OF

PROACTIVELY MONITORING AND SUPERVISING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DOMESTIC WORKER AND EMPLOYER IN ORDER TO PREVENT AND SOLVE PROBLEM THAT OCCUR IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DOMESTIC WOKER AND EMPLOYER. AS THE MOST CRITICAL TIME IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DOMESTIC WORKER AND EMPLOYER IS IN THE SIX MONTH, THE MC HAS TO CONTACT DOMESTIC WORKER AND EMPLOYER ONCE A MONTH. DURING THIS CONTACT, THE MC CAN QUESTION THE CONDITION OF THE DOMESTIC WORKER AND HIS/HER RELATION WITH EMPLOYER, SO THAT THE POTENCIAL DISHARMONY CA BE DETECTED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

1. If the MC finds that there is a problem in the relationship between DW and Employer but without violence than the Center can conduct a home visit to the employer’s place. Home visit is carried out by counselor to ensure wether a further action is necessarily required. The counseling is required to improve the relationship between DW and Employer.

2. If the MC finds that there is a serious problem in the relationship between DW and Employer with violence then the Center in cooperation with Local Police and Lawyer ca perform a necessarily rercue to the DW by placing the DW in the shelter as a temporary sttlement for the DW. In the shelter, the DW is expected to recover wilst waiting for the legal settlement.

The frequency of calling can then be reduced after

this period. Efforts to contact employers after six month period are at least once in the three months. They are carried out in order ro ensure that the relationship between DW and Employer is in harmony.

ONE STOP CENTER The MC will become One Stop center which will act

procatively toprotect the welfare of the Indonesian DW as contactually agreed within them respectively.

1. OBLIGATION OF THE AGENCY a. To report, registers and pays for the DW to

participate the the program provided by the MC and gives data such as copy of passport and employer’s data.

b. Proper explanation for those DW before accepting the worker description.

c. The agency need to make arrangement with the WD family members in the event any wrong doing by the WD

d. To conduct any couses as required by the authority.

2. OBLIGATION OF THE EMPLOYER a. To ensure that the employer must abide to alL

rules and regulations in relations to the WD. b. To give proper care and attention to the welfare

of the WD (TKI). c. Frequenst contact to the MC must be allowable

by the WD.3.OBLIGATION OF WD (TKI) To abide the rules and regulations in relation to

their working permit.

STANDAR OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES 1. Permission and cooperation between the

Malysian Autorities namely Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri (KGEDN) and Kementerian Sumber Manusia of Malaysia with BNP2TKI.

2. BNP2TKI shall provide proper database on the issues of TKI leaving Indonesia to the MC.

3. The Monitoring Center shall provide adequate information by way of electronic media, mass media and others that deemed fit.

4. To provide a standard universal agreement between the agent, employers and TKI.

5. Monitoring Officers will act with due diligent and proactively in contacts with the TKI as provided in the database system by BNP2TKI.

6. Call Center for TKI who will inform their problems will also be integrated wit MC, in this case the MC is acting passively.

7. For any problems wether found out proactively or passively, the MC shall be assisted by various consultnats may it be legal, social workers, medical and etc.

8. The MC shall coordinate with Indonesian Embassy/Consulate and BNP2TKI .

9. The MC is also expected to give regular reports to Kementerian Hal-Ehwal Dalam Negeri Malaysia and BNP2TKI which can be used to improve the environment that will lead to a better improvement in the relationship between TKI and Employer.

FINANCING To finance its activities, the MC will be funded by end users/employers. The fund will be seen as serious commitment by end users in hiring Indonesian Domestic Workers (DW). Collection of the Monitoring Center’s fee shall be

appropriate at the time the Indonesia Domestic Workers (TKI) recieve or obtain their international passport at the relevant Malaysian Consulate in Indonesia. The amount that is suitable for the operation of the Monitoring Center in Malaysia shall be around USD 30.00 per person on biyearly basis (subject to be discussed).

CONCLUSION

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN G-TO-G THAT DURING THIS HAPPENING IS GOOD, TRYING TO BUILD WITH MAINTAINED HARMONIOUS RELATIONS AND FRIENDLY MUTUAL TO PROGRESS BETWEEN P-TO-P, CONCEPT SEATING WITH SAME LOW AND HIGH STANDING.THINGS TO REALIZE THAT, THE VARIOUS ISSUES THAT BOTH COUNTRIES ALWAYS DISRUPT THE RELATIONSHIP MUST BE OVERCOME, SUCH IS MATTERS TKI.

FOR THAT, IS PROPOSED FORM OF EARLY DETECTION SYSTEM WARMING IN THE FORM MONITORING CENTER (MC) AS A REAL EFFORT TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF TKI CASES RESULT IN INTERRUPTION OF BOTH COUNTRIES WITH GOOD. EXCEPT THAT, FOR MAKING HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORKERS AND THE USER, AND CREATE A STATE SECURITY IN BOTH COUNTRIES.THIS PESENTATION SUCH, MAY HAVE A POSITIVE RESPONSE FOR GOODNESS SECOND COMMUNITY AND NATION ALLIED NEIGHBORING. PLEASE SORRY FOR ANY SHORTCOMINGS.

KUALA LUMPUR, 16 DECEMBER 2010