Gender-Based Affirmative Policy For Female Migrant Workers
Isnaini Rodiyah

Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo

Abstract

This research aims to map the problems faced by female migrant workers and analyze the gender-based affirmative policy. Type of this research is qualitative descriptive and this research located in East Java. The data obtained from interview with selected informant based on consideration of research and results study of document. Data analysis used interactive model by Miles and Hubermann. Based on data from BNP2TKI as of October 2017, the number of female migrant workers is very high, reached 67% in total from migrant workers. The results shows, the problems of female migrant workers when pre-placement are the shelter condition is not proper, malnutrition, and harassment during medical checks up. Most problems precisely at the placement stage, those are rights violation of salary under the standard, time and workload over the limit, not obtain leave entitlements absent, limit of social interaction (communication and socialization), ignored opinions, sexual harassment, stereotype, violence, even become victims of human trafficking and drugs. The results also shows that protection policy for female migrant workers as affirmative is very needed the action on subordination, marginalization, stereotype, violence protection, and resolve the workload over the limit.

Keywords: affirmative policy, gender, female migrant workers

Topic: Gender Studies