Insights from INFEST recent visit to Biltar and Ponorogo Regency by Aoife Connon During a recent visit to Biltar and Ponorogo Regency, INFEST Yogyakarta conducted presentations and community training on citizen journalism for migrant workers affiliated with Komunitas Pekerja Migran Indonesia (KOPI). This experience provided valuable insights into the collaborative...

On Thursday (16/6/2022), the Lembaga Kajian untuk Pengembangan Pendidikan, Sosial, Agama, dan Budaya (INFEST) Yogyakarta Foundation coordinated the Strengthening Vocational High Schools (SMK) Program to Prevent Exploitative Recruitment. The program is a collaboration between INFEST Yogyakarta Foundation and the Office ofEducation, Youth, and Sports (Disdikpora) with the support of the...

Talking about the labor market in Indonesia cannot be separated from the presence of Vocational High Schools (SMK). The educational model in SMK has been designed to prepare ready-to-use workforce candidates in Indonesia. This educational institution offers a wide range of skills areas and focuses. In practice, unethical recruitment often...

Penyebaran Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) yang menjadi pandemi global telah menimbulkan korban jiwa dan berdampak pada setiap lini kehidupan, tak terkecuali Indonesia. Situasi pandemi juga berimplikasi pada kondisi sosial, ekonomi, dan kesejahteraan masyarakat. Dari sisi perekonomian negara, pandemi berdampak pada melambatnya pertumbuhan ekonomi, menurunnya penerimaan, hingga meningkatnya beban keuangan...

Instruktur pembekalan akhir pemberangkatan (PAP) Balai Pelayanan Penempatan dan Perlindungan Tenaga Kerja Indonesia (BP3TKI) Mataram mulai menerapkan modul pencegahan ekstremisme kekerasan di kalangan pekerja migran Indonesia (PMI). Penerapan pencegahan ekstremisme kekerasan kepada calon PMI ini diterapkan melalui modul “Islam Ramah dan Rahmah” dan “Penguatan Mental dan Kepribadian”, pada Selasa-Rabu (10-11/12/2019)....