PROFILE KABAR BUMI 

(Keluarga Besar Buruh Migran Indonesia/Association of Indonesian Migrant Workers and Families)

KABAR BUMI is an organization that organize Indonesian migrant workers, former migrant worker and family members of Indonesian Migrant Workers, regardless of differences in ethnicity, religion, race, class and sex, based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution. 

KABAR BUMI is the register organization in the government. Registration number: AHU -0078842. AH.01.08 Years 2016

Established on May 11, 2015, KABAR BUMI aims to contribute to genuine protection for the rights of Indonesian migrant workers abroad and their families in Indonesia. KABAR BUMI build cooperation and support of various groups / institutions to jointly promote prosperity of Indonesian Migrant Workers. 

We are National level organization, and our members in Indonesia in Java (West, Central and East Java), East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara. We are member of alliance with Indonesian Migrant Workers organization in several placement countries such Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia. 

Objectives:

  1. a) Achieve genuine protection for Indonesian Migrant Workers and their families
  2. b) To Improve the welfare for Indonesian Migrant Workers and their families
  3. c) To achieve Indonesian Migrant Workers and their families are entitled to social, economic, and political rights from the State

Function:

  1. Tools of struggle for migrant workers and their families to receive genuine protection as well as their right and welfare. 
  2. As a school for migrant workers and their families through providing education and information through training to its members and society.
  3. As tools to unite and coordinate the families of migrant workers and Indonesian migrant workers themselves in placement countries for the advancement of the rights and welfare of migrant workers & their families and Indonesian society in general. 
  4. As tools to build cooperation with other organizations inside and outside of the Republic of Indonesia (churches, religion group and other organization/institution which support the Indonesian Migrant Workers and Families) 

Since its establishment, KABAR BUMI has done activities such as:

  1. Handle the cases Human Trafficking, Debt Bondage, Modern Slavery, contractual case, confiscate the document, violence, migrant worker of dismissal, repatriation, death, and so on. For handle the case including litigation and Non litigation including advocacy, also integration the victim and families. 

  1. Community empowerment by conducting counseling, socialization on terms and procedures of migrant workers in accordance with Indonesian legislation, on the conditions and rules of the state of placement and other information needed by the community.

  1. Training for the former and families on the rights of migrant workers under other Indonesian laws and regulations, in cooperation with competent institutions and other organization. 

  1. Policy advocacy in national level and International level (Indonesian and international law regarding migrant workers)

  1. Campaigns for cases, issues and policy changes that harm migrant workers and their families.

  1. Social Service activities on community level such as distributing donations, and community social activities such as competitions, social gathering, reading parks, recitation, etc.

  1. Self-reliant economic activity to increase the income of migrant families and members of KABAR BUMI

National Officers

Chairperson: Karsiwen

Secretary General: Retno Dewi

General Treasurer: Sriati

Departement of Advocacy & Services: Wiwin Warsiating

Departemen of Education & Publication: Ridwan Lukman

Departement of Organization: M. Burhanudin