Vice President Calls The TIP Case Of Internship Mode Students In Germany Concerned

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin/PHOTO BETWEEN HO BPMI SETWAPRES

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin assessed that the case of an Indonesian student suspected of being a victim of a criminal act of trafficking in persons (TPPO) with an internship mode to Germany was concerning.

The Vice President, through a statement from the Press Bureau of the Secretariat of the Vice President, considers acts of exploitation and human trafficking to be embarrassing and damaging to the reputation of the Indonesian state.

"I think this is something that concerns us, it also tarnishes the good name of our Indonesian nation and again I think this is something that is embarrassing," said the Vice President after opening the "Halal Banten Festival Ramadhan: From Banten to the World" at the Syariah Tower of Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) 2, Tangerang Regency, Banten reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, April 2.

"It's tight, but there it says it works, even it doesn't have anything to do with its academic level," he continued.

The Vice President also emphasized that the problem must be monitored and handled in order to avoid something similar from happening again in the future.

"Therefore, this must be monitored and it must be dealt with by anyone who does so that later no one will do that in the future," said the Vice President.

The Vice President also supported the efforts of the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) who wanted to form a task force (task force) to investigate and resolve the case. With the formation of the task force, he hopes that universities will not be arbitrary towards students.

"I agree with what was formed by the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, the task force to investigate this further. I agree that it should be completed and so that these universities do not take advantage of opportunities that could then harm students. This must be prevented," he said.

Previously, thousands of Indonesian students were suspected of being victims of TIP in Germany after participating in the Feerienjob internship program.

This information was revealed after a number of students complained to the German Embassy about the exploitation while participating in the internship program.

Not only that, before leaving for Germany, the students were also burdened with a fee of 150 euros to obtain a campus admission letter, 200 euros for work permits, and a bailout of Rp. 30-50 million. After being investigated, it is known that more than 30 universities in Indonesia were involved in carrying out the internship program.