Regarding The German Internship Case, Moeldoko Asks For The Ferienjob System To Be Repaired

Presidential Chief of Staff, (KSP) Moeldoko (Ist)

JAKARTA The Presidential Chief of Staff, (KSP) Moeldoko, assessed that the case of Indonesian students suspected of being victims of the Trafficking in Persons (TPPO) with the mode of internship to Germany through the Ferienjob program was a lesson for the state to improve the governance of the provision of internships for Indonesian students abroad.

"This is a lesson for the country. On the one hand, many of our children want to go abroad and don't have money so they don't think about risks, it will be exacerbated again by governance," said Moeldoko while chairing a coordination meeting regarding the problem of student internships abroad, at the Bina Graha building, Jakarta, Wednesday, March 20, which was attended by representatives from the Ministry of Education and Culture, Ministry of Manpower, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Bareskrim Polri.

According to Moeldoko, Ferienjob is actually a good internship program because it is an effective learning method for students, namely learning while working or learning by working.

Moreover, the Ferienjob program of the official German labor agency is to provide opportunities for students to work and get additional money.

"This is an official program but the information to the campus is not appropriate. So there is disinformation between the German internship program and the students here," he explained.

On that occasion, Moeldoko emphasized the need for the police to be more careful in conducting investigations because this issue has involved higher education institutions in Indonesia.

The 2013-2015 TNI Commander also warned not to let the issue of internships for Indonesian students abroad become a political commodity and cause a commotion in the public sphere.

"That's why KSP was present and involved in this issue so as not to become a wild ball that can be used for other purposes. Especially now is the political year," concluded Moeldoko.