Mapping the Position of Indonesian Migrant Workers towards ASEAN Economic Community 2015

Achmad Zulfikar

No 5cefw, OSF Preprints from Center for Open Science

Abstract: ASEAN Community in 2015 with three pillars, namely ASEAN Political Security Community (APSC), ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) is a consensus among ASEAN member countries in an effort to realize the objectives of the establishment of this organization to accelerate economic development, social progress and developments in the region as well as the triumph of promoting peace and stability in the region. In order to win the ASEAN Community, Indonesia as one of the ASEAN member countries should prepare. Furthermore, this paper aims to mapping the position of Indonesian migrant workers ahead of the AEC 2015. This study used a descriptive method that enables researchers to conduct the relationship between variables, testing hypotheses, develop generalizations, and developed a theory that has universal validity. Mapping results of this study based on the results of SWOT analysis showed that the strength of the migrant workers are a large number of labor force, followed by the ASEAN labor market opportunities are very promising and employment opportunities in the formal sector are open wide, while the weakness of migrant workers still in the dominance of unskilled migrant workers and government data are not yet accountable. Threat to the migrant workers are undocumented and illegal and torture in the destination country. Implications for Indonesia ahead of the AEC that the government is expected to take advantage of opportunities AEC in earnest in preparing a skilled workforce Indonesia, mainly in 8 sectors of the profession. The government also should take anticipatory measures to protect the rights of Indonesian workers in their own country to fight for the national interests, as well as adjust to tougher competition with other ASEAN member countries.

Date: 2017-08-11
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