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Tekong Is Death

Tekong is often identified with overseas job seekers. Tekong is like an angel to them. Not infrequently, tekong brings death to job seekers who have the status of Indonesian migrant workers.

There have been many cases where ADBMI has acted as a protector of migrant workers. ADBMI always positions itself as someone who uprightly defends the rights of Indonesian migrant workers and their families.


ADBMI has made various efforts to narrow the space for tekong to move. Starting from encouraging regional government policies to villages. They even created a road map to protect workers.


Tekong Is Death

adbmi.org - Tekong is death. Death for Indonesian migrant workers who were sent unprocedurally. They often lose control and shirk responsibility.


Tekong for Indonesian migrant workers is like an angel, of course an angel who takes lives. Why? Because many of the tekongs mortgage their workers' lives with dollars and reals.


Since the beginning of 2024, ADBMI has been trying for village governments to adopt a Roadmap which is a way to narrow the space for tekong people to move. Because tekong is death.


Tekong Is Death
Photo: The process of making the Roadmap involved many stakeholders, one of which was involved with the LSD (Village Social Institution).

The roadmap was created by policy makers at the village level along with LSD and the community. Of course also with assistance from related stakeholders, especially the Manpower Department and ADBMI.


This roadmap or road map for protecting Indonesian migrant workers makes village governments more open regarding migration. Understand the worker protection map. Know the rights of people who will migrate abroad.


Previously, the ADBMI Foundation also encouraged the involvement of local governments in realizing safe migration in accordance with law number 18 of 2017 concerning the protection and empowerment of Indonesian migrant workers and their families. The district level PMI protection roadmap created by ADBMI is in accordance with the mandate of the national law.


Tekong Is Death
Photo: One of the portraits of the case of "Siti Linda Ekayanti, a resident of Tebaban Village who returned home blind and with memory loss" (Woman in a Brown Hijab).

Tekong is Death, Not Just a Title, But This is Real

We will not forget the late Siti Linda Ekayanti, a resident of Tebaban Village, who returned home blind and with memory loss. He doesn't even remember his own child's name.


He spent the rest of his life with his child and family only 3 months after returning from Abu Dhabi. Now he has passed away peacefully.


His story left deep wounds for the family and also for observers of Indonesian migrant workers. He was a victim of cruelty by his employer. He is also a victim of irresponsible tekong. Tekong is death.


We also don't need to forget how the 27 year old woman from Anjani village had to be separated from her family at that time. He hopes to work in a good place. Which pays attention to the rights of workers. Unfortunately, he was thrown into Syria with a dowry of 147 million at that time.


She, Yuni Rizkawati. A woman with one child who is willing to leave her child for the sake of an economy that must continue to change.


Yuni's destination at that time was Abu Dhabi. But he was thrown into Syria. A country full of protracted civil conflict.


Tekong is death. They often ignore the safety of workers. Rejecting the existing rules for the sake of real and dollars in sight.


On average, problematic workers work in the personal sector. Departed on a traveler's visa, returned home with a coffin wrapped in a shroud inside.

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