Legal Proteksi, Proyeksi dan Tantangan Pekerja Migran: Sebuah Studi di Sumatera Barat

Abstract

This paper discusses the problems of young migran worker of West Sumatra in Japan. This paper is revealed as a study that orient to service policies, legal protection and empowerment of young labour as migrant workers. This study uses a qualitative with a descriptive-analytical approach. There are two types of data used in this study, namely qualitative and quantitative data. This study shows that young labour of West Sumatra is dominated by men, not women. This is indicated that there is a cultural-structure’s landscape underlying the difference. And, the projections of young migrant labour are basically very promising in the terms of chances and opportunities. However, this projection has a series of socio-cultural challenges that can be seen from young West Sumatran in the quantity of labour participant that is measly. Regarding to social security protection, both during training and working in placements of the destination country, West Sumatra has an adequate legal and service protection. However, this condition must still be critically given attention by various parties to avoid a possible deviations in future.