By: Moch. Irfandi )*
The arrival of a variety of foreign workers to Indonesia as the latest issue sticking in Media. Many of those who respond to it and study it from the standpoint of profits and losses from foreign workers to Indonesia.
If you look at the efforts made by relevant government foreign workers to enter Indonesia. The Directorate General of Immigration Ministry of Justice and Human Rights arrested hundreds of foreign nationals in the surveillance operation strangers in order to control and security at the New Year’s Eve entertainment venues allegedly facilitating foreign activity conducted illegally.
Director of Monitoring and Enforcement Directorate General of Immigration Foreigner, Yurod Saleh, said, in an operation conducted in Jakarta, as many as 76 female Chinese nationals with ages 18 to 30 have been secured.
But on the other hand, Yurod Saleh said the incident does not necessarily make DGI WN tighten the entry of China to Indonesia. Especially in recent time also busy discussed about foreign workers (TKA) illegally from China. All foreigners entering our country of origin in accordance with the law and the Directorate General of Immigration in charge of filtering foreigners entering Indonesia with consideration of people who can enter only that there is no benefit for the country.
On the occasion, Director General Imigration helped bring 76 WN PRC which is secured to the New Year’s Eve of the three entertainment venues in Jakarta. A total of 76 WN PRC were women aged 18 to 30 who do activities as a massage therapist, a guide track, as well as the alleged commercial sex workers.
Participate secured, evidence in the form 92 Chinese nationality passports, receipts or proof of payment, cash of about USD 15 million, mobile phones, handbags, lingerie, and contraception.
Meanwhile, the issue of “invasion” of illegal foreign workers (TKA) China is becoming one of the problems highlighted by The Vice Chairman DPR RI, Fadli Zon said that the issue needs special attention because it affects the three questions at once, which is a matter of economics, politics, and security.
Addressing the issue of the rise of China Foreign Workers in Indonesia, National Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian asked people not to exaggerate the issue of invasion of foreign workers (TKA), particularly from China which amounted to only 21,000 people. According to him, Indonesian Workers (TKI) in China is far more.
The arrival of foreign workers to Indonesia does provide that if favorable impact Indonesia in terms of the requirement for Indonesian migrant workers who come from abroad to help accelerate national development. But on the other hand, should the effort of supervising and monitoring the activities of foreign workers could harm the state assessed both in terms of economic, political and security. Therefore, the necessary is the participation from government and citizen to be care.
