Previously it was just public secret that there were conflicts between Minister of Department of Manpower and Transmigration, Mr. Erman Suparno and Head of Board National of Placement and Protection Indonesia Workers Overseas (BNP2TKI), Mr. Jumhur Hidayat. I ever spoke with the staff from BNP2TKI last August 2008, about many incidents between 2 institutions ( I couldn’t write them, because it was never been published publicly and no legal statement from both institutions), and she said that all disputes had been solve by President SBY and all authorities referring to Technical and Operational are BNP2TKI responsibility.
Unfortunately it just on spoken, Now It becomes public known as it has been published by National Media, such Jawa Pos that I read this morning and also Detik.com (see related news at the end of the article). The Minister criticized that there isn’t any representatives from BNP2TKI on very urgent National Coordination Meeting which invite all stakeholders while far away in Jordan-Middle East, Mr. Jumhur claimed that his institution never been invited or informed such meeting.
The Minister also criticized about BNP2TKI Budget that has been increased 500% since last year and again it was denied from Jordan by Mr. Jumhur that his institution only used 90% of the budget and never requested any 500% increased.
BNP2TKI was originated from Directorate General of Placement and Protection Indonesia Workers Overseas, part of Department of Manpower and Transmigration (Depnakertrans). Even most of BNP2TKI staff was from Depnakertrans, and they were friends and colleagues but now it seems they against each others. It was because the new Ordinance No.39/2004, the Directorate General was extorted out from Depnaker and becomes new Institutions directly under President and have the same level with Minister. The idea of BNP2TKI was to copy Philippines’s POEA, a super body that have the authorities to coordinates with 18 Government institutions/departments (a very big and complicated matter to be coordinated, just show how RUWET is Indonesia), even the Deputies are selected from various departments such as Foreign Affairs Department, Police HQ, etc. Unfortunately BNP2TKI, it just Technical, Operational and Coordination Body, while the policy maker related to Overseas Placement is still in Minister’s hand. It is just like a Soldier who is going to war, but without any weapons and tanks, only microphone to coordinate, while someone else has the decision on using the weapons.
Probably the minister is not really agreed or sincere to had part of his authorities previously, now become independent and directly under president. Public said everything in Indonesia is always about money, lost part of the income, and not entirely about authorities.
Probably also because Minister has different political background with Head of BNP2TKI, where two institutions have the same interest but they came from different parties, so rivalry comes first rather than good cooperation.
That’s what happened if the President has to accommodate all friends and political parties who supported him on previous election, not professionalism but just chaos.
Who’s to blame? Surely the people who makes the ordinance, the legislative, the previous minister who made the grand design or probably the President who cannot settle the competition, or maybe Manpower Agencies who becomes big supporters on each sides, so not problem solving just make everything worst. it seems all stakeholders have they own sin.
But the big implication is on the grass root. Indonesia Manpower agencies, such Binamandiri, Regional Authorities and especially Indonesia workers, become very confused and create horizontal conflicts on whom to be followed where both institution claimed to be the righteous one. They all just confused, don’t know how to act properly and just be lucky to become good spectators.
The government (any part of the government who wants to be a hero nowadays) said fr several times since a year ago, they will amend the ordinance to sort out many problems that occurs with the application of the ordinance. It just lip services, not a single proposal has been discuss about the amendment, and won’t be in this short time either where all stakeholders are busy for the General Election in 2009, and Indonesia workers still suffer with uncertainty.
Placement of Indonesia workers to overseas has brought income to this republic 160 trillion Rupiah, and the second biggest income after oil and gas. It just so SAD that currently, in 2008, the placement of Indonesia workers has been decreased 20% compare with 2007 placement because various reason, but the institutions who responsible, are busy fighting each others rather than to cooperate together and find the solution to boost the placement.
So SAD…..
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