JAKARTA - The case of alleged abuse of a woman has occurred again. This time the victim had the initials ES (27), an employee of Adira Finance, Tanah Cereal Branch, Bogor City, who was allegedly assaulted by a man with the initial W, who was a colleague of his.
Responding to the case, Komnas Perempuan Commissioner Theresia Iswarini said that this incident was a criminal act of abuse that could be reported to the police and through a legal process. The actions experienced by the victims show the importance of non-violent work arrangements in the work environment, considering that everyone has a different background.
She is of the view that differences in education and knowledge between women and men will potentially lead to gender-based inequality.
"That is, if a man considers himself to be more knowledgeable or more educated and therefore he should be the leader or should be prioritized by the company," said Theresia to reporters, Saturday, April 16.
He also hopes that any company, including SOEs, can wisely position themselves as a mediator and not put any pressure on victims.
"If it has been reported, then the case must be processed immediately at the police, and ask about the progress," he said.
Meanwhile, the victim's attorney, Septian Mahargita Faction, said that previously a mediation was initiated by the perpetrators at the Adira Finance Canteen on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at around 10:00 WIB.
"At the initiation of the perpetrators, mediation was carried out yesterday but initially only the perpetrators, victims and Adira marketing heads were present. However, during the signing process, an outsourcing representative came without being invited by the perpetrator or the victim," said Faction to journalist.
The faction said that the victim of ES was an outsourced employee who had served the Adira company for approximately 9 years.
"The mediation did not result in any agreement because the company's representatives were suspected of applying psychological pressure, so that our clients who were experiencing trauma became down again," he said.
He said that the company's representatives had uttered inappropriate sentences and threatened the victim.
"Like, 'We can carry out counter-prosecution' and so on while mentioning that the company where the victim works is a state-owned company, even though the dispute is between the victim and the perpetrator," continued the Faction.
So according to him, company representatives do not have the authority to intimidate and urge victims.
"Therefore, we encourage the police to continue carrying out the legal process according to existing procedures. Let's just prove it in court," he said.
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Similarly, labor activist who is also an expert on the Gajimu.com application, Dela Feby Situmorang, said that sometimes such gender-based violence is motivated by fellow power relations, because of one level of work.
"I think this is a case of gender-based violence in the world of work. Using his power as a man to persecute his female co-workers," Dela told reporters.
According to him, first the victim immediately reported the case to the police. Second, the company must take firm action and impose sanctions on the perpetrators.
For that, the company must fully support and submit the case to the police who handle it. "Companies must support the criminal process in the police," he said.
Furthermore, to ensure that similar actions do not happen again, Dela said there must be rules/company regulations/collective work agreements to prevent gender-based violence.
"The three labor inspectors must go down to supervise companies to prevent and take action against perpetrators," he said.
"I think the supervisor should pressure the company. Because when it comes to crime/police, this is the responsibility of the perpetrator personally," continued Dela.
He also suggested that the victim could file a complaint with Komnas Perempuan.
According to her, this was done so that Komnas Perempuan could issue recommendations and refer victims for legal assistance.
"Report the police. Firm pressure!” said Della.
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