22 April 2009

Ministry calls for ILO assistance to promote migrant workers' rights

The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Wed, 04/22/2009


The Manpower and Transmigration Ministry calls for the help of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in promoting migrant workers' rights, Minister Erman Soeparno said on Wednesday.

"In reality,many employer countries fails in catering migrant workers' rights, such as protection rights, human rights, and normative rights," he said during a talk show on the role and contribution of ILO.

He said that employer countries should perceived workers as human capitals, instead of labor which has a feudalistic meaning.

"Human capital is in line with finance capital. They perceive workers as capital that can benefit the economy, while the 'labor perception'  sees workers in a patron-client relationship," he said.

He said that ILO could not turn their back on the reality and it was their role to promote equal perception.

Alan Boulton, ILO chairman in Indonesia said that he understood the challenge in promoting social justice and equality.

"ILO has been promoting these messages for 90 years and one of our strength that will help our mission is the tripartite constituency (the government, business, and workforce)," he said.

In Indonesia, ILO celebrates its 90th anniversary by holding a three-day photo exhibition of the working world starting from April 22 in the ministry.(fmb)

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