On 14 September 2008, East Java Manpower Company Association (APJATI East Java) held General Assembly (GA) in Shangrila Hotel – Surabaya to inquiry management's financial and policy report and also elect new chairman of APJATI East Java.
PT. Binamandiri Muliaraharja was came very late, as the General Assembly was informed only less than a week from the event and we already had appointment that we cannot cancel. The information we received from Secretary General of East Java APJATI, Mr. Benny, on October 2008, that the GA will be held early December 2008.
Anyway, The GA was attended by 90% of APJATI East Java Members from total 68 Companies. On the financial report which I read and also informed by my colleagues, just bent the brows. It was very simple only balance sheet account, and very far different with the previous management where gave full report include detail cash flows. Probably the chairman was Mr. Eddy Widagdo, who used to be accountant, know how to present simple report (hopefully not to hide any financial mis-management).
I don't know whether the financial report is good or disclaimer, because I am not accountant but from what I saw in the report, for only one and a half year, the management left cash money for only Rp. 120 million and the total assets approximately Rp. 2 billion which very contrast with the previous management where they booked cash money in the account for almost Rp. 1,8 billion exclude the other assets so nearly Rp. 3 billion. So only for 1,5 years, the management manage to spend 90% of what the previous management could save, and hopefully for the good of all member of associations.
Also from the report, the management lended a lot of money to third party institutions almost Rp. 1,2 billion. It seems APJATI already transfer into a bank. So from the money they collected from TKI and its member, they easily lent it to third parties without any acknowledgement or approval from its members, well at least PT. Binamandiri Muliaraharja as the member never received any information about that. Surprisingly around Rp. 400 million was lent to Certification Institution and Rp. 800 million was lent to Department of Manpower East Java Province (Disnaker). Does East Java Government already bankrupt so that Disnaker has to lend money ? Or does the association have to bribe disnaker in some reason ? Because either way, it doesn't right for government to lend money from association without any real consent. Else why does Certificate Institution need to lend money also ? Does Certificate Institution need to be bribed also so that the TKI can easily pass the examination ? Rumour said the money is to establish new Certificate Institution … well what ever it is for, lending organization money to third parties is not very appropriate action or policy especially without any consent of its members. Organization is not a bank or cooperative !!
The GA was also to elect new chairman, there were 3 candidates who run for the Chairman, Mr. Eddy Widagdo, The incumbent, Mr. Mohammad Kurdi, Director of PT. Tritama Bina Karya and Mr. Mazlan Mansyur, Director of PT. Hikmah Surya Jaya. From the speech of all candidates, Mr. Kurdi gave very good and impresive speech, Mr. Mazlan Mansyur raised the issue of new and young generation while Mr. Eddy just read the speech of his previous vision and mission …. just so DULL. Well the result quite surprisingly, Mr. Eddy won with 38 votes while Mr. Kurdi only got 19 votes and no one choose Mr. Mazlan not even himself.
We were extremely stunned and surprised, Mr. Eddie got selected for the second time, for a chairman who we personally said cannot arrange the fund properly, and also currently he doesnt' actually run the company only lend his license to other people can be selected for the second time.
The GA was more like TV show where at the end of program you receive many door-price. After you vote for the chairman, the voter received instantly Rp. 1 million. Is it MONEY POLITIC ? (Who knows? Only GOD knows). It is quite strange, if the cash money left in the bank only Rp. 120 million, shouldn't they manage the money providently? For total instant money, APJATI need to expense 57 million, and then around 10 million more for the door-prize 32” LCD TV and 5 units of 19” LCD TV, not include the cost of accommodation and meeting room can be more than 20 million. Where that money came from ?......
Anyway, Thank you for the instant money and I also won Rp. 500.000 from Paladin Insurance.
