Stories from Indonesia
Short Film: Fighting Forward
In this special episode produced in collaboration with New Naratif, Ali Reza Yawari shows us the life of a refugee lost in the middle of a country that doesn’t acknowledge his status as he finds himself through Taekwondo. Director & Producer Ali Reza...
25 Participants Joined BEBESEA’s Workshop on Seafarers and Sea-Based Migrant Workers
More than 25 participants from 7 countries successfully completed their participation in BEBESEA’s cross regional workshop on seafarers and sea-based migrant workers on Thursday-Friday, 2nd-3rd of February, 2023. These participants represented very diverse backgrounds...
Resources Related to Indonesia
Stay-behind Children in Myanmar, the Philippines and Indonesia: A Human Rights Perspective (2020) by Human Rights Working Group Indonesia (HRWG)
This advocacy research is intended to assess existing policies on the protection of migrant workers’ children’s rights and gaps in their implementations at various levels. It also seeks to understand how these gaps come into play in Indonesia, the Philippines...
Shifting the Paradigm of Indonesia-Japan Labor Migration Cooperation (2020) by Human Rights Working Group Indonesia (HRWG)
In recent years, Japan has faced significant demographic changes. This has resulted in rapid labor shortages and has threatened the survival of various industries. To overcome this, the Japanese government amended the Immigration Law in April 2019. Through this law,...