The Case Of Internship To Germany Entering The TIP Is Considered Inaccurate

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The mention of the student internship case to Germany or ferryjob as a criminal act of trafficking in persons (TPPO) is considered inappropriate.

"It should be noted, Germany is among the 10 best countries that have labor rules, both living and wage feasibility. This is based on a report from the IMD Business School," said Migrant Watch Director Aznil Tan quoting Antara.

He explained that in the past the TIP was a case of slavery and slave trade that began in the trans-Atlantic slave trade which began in the 15th century. In the 18th century the practice was abolished, while in 2000 the term human trafficking in the Palermo Protocol emerged, which was meant by practices that traded children and women, such as forced labor or exploitation.

This simplicial TIP is like a busker who brings children on the road, including into the TIP. Exploiting someone to make a profit by controlling it," he said.

The difference between TIP in the past and now lies in ownership. But now it lies in controlling the rights of a vulnerable person.

In the case of the alleged TIP student internship to Germany, he said, students were not in a vulnerable position.

In Law No. 21/2007 concerning the Eradication of TIP, it is stated that TIP can only be embedded in the perpetrators if there is violence, kidnapping, confinement, forgery, or fraud. In other words, victims of TIP are under the control of a person or a group of people to be exploited in order to gain profits.

"So it is wrong if this case is declared a TIP case," he said.

He said the ferryjob was an official program from the German government for students to fill their holiday time with various rough jobs.

The problem, he said, was that many students from Indonesia were not ready to work and considered the program a holiday program while working. Even in this case, no students were held captive, came home with disabilities, or mentally shaken.

According to him, this case is more appropriate to be said to be a mistake in the procedure for placing students compared to the TIP case.

"Don't talk about labeling cases in the world of employment as a form of TIP, because this can be a disgrace for the country of Indonesia. Even the German government can be offended if the Ferienjob program contains elements of TIP," he said.

Spokesperson for the State University of Jakarta (UNJ) Syaifudin said what is happening at this time, the victim of the non-procedural implementation carried out by PT SHB and CVGen in an internship program in Germany.

"There is no intention of us violating the law, let alone committing TIP for the students. UNJ follows the internship programs offered by SS, PT SHB, and CVGen on the basis of academic interests for our students, we can improve the technical and non-technical capabilities of students," he said.

Students who take part in the program can become global competitive graduates and know the life of the global community as a provision for them to welcome the vision of Indonesia Gold 2045 to become a quality and global competitive human resource.

"Alhamdulillah, we have asked UNJ students who took part in the program, there is nothing related to exploitation and violence experienced. Students are treated well and given flexibility in carrying out worship," he said.

The Open University through the Head of the Public Relations and Marketing Sub-Directorate Maya Maria emphasized that she was not involved in the Ferienjob program on behalf of an internship in Germany.

He said UT students only have two MBKM schemes, namely the flagship of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Mandiri MBKM.

Previously, the Directorate of General Crimes (Dittipidum) of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police succeeded in uncovering the TIP case with the mode of intern students to Germany involving 1,900 people.