Preventing Extremism and Violence among PMIs” infest Engages the Government and CSOs

The Institute for Education Development, Social, Religious and Cultural Studies (Infest) Yogyakarta once again collaborates with the government and several Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) concerned with Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) issues. The spread of religious-based violent extremism remains a serious problem in the world, including Indonesia. The spread of this...

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Infest Choose Blitar, Ponorogo, and Johor Bahru as a Learning Sites for Migrant Worker Protection

This year Infest Yogyakarta began initiating a protection model for migrant workers. This initiation is not only being carried out in Indonesia, but also Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The program implementation phase has now reached the process of selecting which villages will be used as the location for implementing the program. The selection...

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Infest Yogyakarta: Education on Migrant Worker Protection is Still Lower at the Village Level

The lack of education on the protection of migrant workers carried out by the local government to the village has an impact on the absence of regulations, programs and activities for safe migration services in the village. Indonesian Migrant Workers (BMI) generally come from villages. Ideally, villages should have begun...

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Infest Yogyakarta Initiate the Migrant Worker Protection Model from the Village Level

At the beginning of 2018, the Institute for Education Development, Social, Religious and Cultural Studies (Infest) began preparing a strategic plan for implementing the program “Strengthening the Protection of Migrant Workers in the Country of Origin and Placement Destination Countries”. This program is also part of the Infest Yogyakarta’s contributions...

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