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Photo Exhibition: “A Portrait of the World of Work in Indonesia”
ekerjaan merupakan sumber penghidupan. Bagi
sebagian orang pekerjaan sering menjadi tumpuan
harapan bagi kehidupan yang lebih baik. Namun,
sayangnya, dunia kerja di negeri ini tidak cukup mampu
menawarkan pekerjaan yang layak dan memadai bagi
semua orang. Puluhan juta orang, baik perempuan atau
laki-laki, tua maupun muda, harus bergulat keras untuk
bisa mencecap ”indahnya” dunia kerja.
Karena itu wajar jika berbagai sektor lapangan
kerja yang terlihat menawarkan harapan kemudian
diserbu dan dijejali banyak orang. Ada yang mengadu
nasib di sektor informal, jasa, industri, bahkan harus
meninggalkan negeri sendiri memburu rezeki di rantau
orang. Semua itu menawarkan peluang, sekaligus
risiko.
Tengok saja nasib para pahlawan devisa kita.
Memang, ada yang pulang menggenggam
kesuksesan, tapi tak sedikit pula yang mengusung
nestapa. Pun begitu dengan pekerja rumah tangga
yang lekat dengan keseharian kita. Mereka
dibutuhkan, tapi seringkali menjadi korban kekerasan.
Tragisnya, mereka ini tidak terjangkau perlindungan
hukum.
Dunia kerja pun sering merenggut masa emas
anak. Dengan berbagai alasan, mereka tidak punya
pilihan selain harus bekerja dengan upah sekadarnya.
Demi menyambung napas kehidupan keluarga, begitu
mereka sering berkata. Mestinya dunia anak
berlintasan dengan dunia pendidikan. Tidak
seharusnya mereka bersinggungan dengan kerasnya
dunia kerja.
Di luar itu, beratnya persaingan kerja acapkali
tidak menyisakan peluang bagi para penyandang
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cacat. Masih banyak tempat kerja yang
mendiskriminasikan mereka. Padahal, jika diadu
kemampuan dan kinerjanya, mereka tak kalah
dengan pekerja normal. Selain problem jender, suku,
dan usia, diskriminasi pun masih menghantui orang
dengan status HIV positif.
Sudah begitu, keselamatan kerja di berbagai
sektor industri belum mendapatkan perhatian. Kerap
kita saksikan, para pekerja menantang maut bekerja
di ketinggian tanpa alat pelindung. Kadang mereka
bekerja dengan alat-alat berbahaya tanpa
memikirkan keselamatan.
Sistem kerja kontrak, tidak adanya
perlindungan terhadap keselamatan kerja, PHK yang
bisa menghantam kapan saja, hingga hengkangnya
investor dengan alasan keamanan, menjadi momok
bagi para pekerja. Pengusaha dan karyawan
memang seharusnya menjadi mitra yang sejajar
dalam dunia kerja. Namun, perselisihan dan konflik
industrial sering tidak terelakkan. Hingga bagi
pekerja aksi demonstrasi pun dianggap sebagai alat
negosiasi yang cukup efektif. Sah-sah saja, toh unjuk
rasa juga menjadi hak para pekerja.
Di luar dunia industri, banyak orang yang
menggantungkan nasib di sektor informal. Pedagang kaki
lima adalah contohnya. Mereka pun tak luput dari bahaya.
PKL kadang harus kucing-kucingan, bahkan beradu cepat
berkejar-kejaran dengan petugas, yang menganggap
mereka melanggar ketertiban. Di sektor jasa, kuli
bangunan, kuli panggul di pelabuhan, sopir dan tukang
ojek, setali tiga uang. Mereka diperlukan, tapi terlupakan.
Kendati sering dicengkeram bahaya dan derita,
harapan selalu ada. Dalam sejarahnya, para pekerja itu
terus berjuang mengubah putaran roda nasibnya sendiri,
juga keluarganya. Beratnya langkah dan ritme hidup
mereka sengaja kami tangkap dan kami hadirkan di
hadapan Anda.
Dan, dari keras dan berwarnanya kehidupan para
pekerja ini rasanya sah jika kita semua menyerukan:
pekerjaan yang layak adalah hak bagi setiap warga negara.
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Photo Exhibition: “A Portrait of the World of Work in Indonesia”
ork is source of life. For some, work can be their only
hope for a better life. Sadly, however, the world of work in
this country can not offer decent and adequate work for all.
Tens of millions of people, male or female, young or old,
have to struggle hard to taste “the beauty” of the world of
work.
Therefore, it’s just normal if many sectors that seem to
offer more hopes are crammed full by many people. Some
try their luck in the informal, service, and industrial sectors,
others even have to leave the country and find their fortune
in foreign land. All that offers opportunity, and risk.
Just look at our foreign exchange hero. True,
some came home with success in their arms, but
many return home carrying sorrow. Even so with
domestic workers rightly attached to our daily life.
They are much needed, yet often they fall victim of
violence. Tragically, they are unreachable to the
protection of the law.
Often, the world of work also snatches child’s
golden years. They have no choice but to work with a
just-enough wage. “To prolong the family life”, often
they say. The kid’s world should crisscross with the
education world. They should have not been in
contact with toughness of the world of work.
Furthermore, stiff competition often leaves no
room for disabled persons. There are many work-
places still discriminating them. Even though, they
don’t come second to their normal fellows in terms of
skills and work performance. In addition to sex,
ethnicity and age, discrimination continues haunting
those with HIV positive.
Even so, occupational safety in different
industrial sectors is yet to be given attention. Not
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seldom we witness workers put their lives on the line,
working at high places without any safety equip-
ment. Sometimes they work with hazardous materials
and equipment without considering their health.
Contract work systems, absence of protection
for occupational safety, dismissal that can hit
anytime, and fled of investors for security reason,
have been haunting the workers. Employers and
workers should have been equal partners in the
world of work. However, conflict and industrial
disputes are often inevitable. Hence, for the workers,
demonstration is seen as effective negotiation tool.
This is acceptable; nevertheless demonstration is the
right of workers.
Outside the industrial world, many depend
their life on the informal sector. Take the street
vendors for example; they are not safe from danger.
Many times they have to play cat and mouse, even
outrun the apparatus, who see them as violators of
public order. In service sector, construction, doc
workers, drivers and motorcycle taxi, they are all the
same. They are needed, yet forgotten.
Although often firmly gripped by danger and pain,
there is always hope. From the history, the workers always
strive to change their and their family’s wheels of fortune.
We capture their heavy steps and rhythm of life and present
them to you.
And, from the harsh yet colorful life of these workers, it
might be just right to say: decent work is the right of all!
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Photo Exhibition: “A Portrait of the World of Work in Indonesia”
Potret Dunia Kerja Indonesia:A Portrait of the World of Work
in Indonesia:
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“Sebelum Parade/Before the Parade”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“3 Penantang Maut/The Three Dare Devils”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Ojek Sepeda di Kota/Bicycle Taxi in Kota”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Pembakar Kapur Tradisional/Traditional Lime Burner”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Membangun Kembali Aceh/Rebuilding Aceh”(©ILO/Thierry Falise)
“Tempat Usaha Kami Digusur/Our Shop is Demolished”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Tanpa Alas Kaki/Bare Footed”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Oke, Jalan!/Ok, Go!”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Mengais Koran Bekas/Eking Out Old Papers”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Transaksi/Transaction”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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Photo Exhibition: “A Portrait of the World of Work in Indonesia”
“Ojek Motor/Motorbike Taxi”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Senyum Sang Pedagang Jeruk/Smile of the OrangeVendor”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Ibu, Mau yang Mana?/Which One, Mam? “(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Pulas/Zzz”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Meeting Point/Tempat Bertemu”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Menjemput Anak Juragan/Picking-up the Young Master”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Sibuk, baca Koran/Busy, Reading the Papers”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Perempuan di Pombensin/The Gas Station Lady”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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Photo Exhibition: “A Portrait of the World of Work in Indonesia”
“Istirahat diantara Komputer/Napping Between Computers”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Bersih bersih gedung /Building Clean Up”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Female Demonstrator/Demonstran Perempuan”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Tetap Semangat/Keep it Up”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Ning/Ning”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Sopir Bemo di Benhil/Bemo Driver in Benhil”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Barak Penantian/Pre-departure Barrack”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Tekun/Diligent”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Bukan Penghalang/Not an Obstacle”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Latihan Menggendong/Holding Exercise”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Safe/Aman”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Going Home/Pulang”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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Photo Exhibition: “A Portrait of the World of Work in Indonesia”
“Penjaga Gudang/Warehouse Keeper”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Menjaga Harapan/Guarding Hope”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Membuat Pipa Besi/Making Steel Pipe”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Tanpa Sarung Tangan/No Gloves”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Mengasuh Anak/Baby Sitting”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Nelayan Tua/Old Fisherman”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Pedagang Pantai Kuta/The Vendor of Kuta Beach”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Pasar Tradisional/Traditional Market(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Menatap Hari Esok/Gazing at Tomorrow”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Pengrajin Sepatu Cibaduyut/Cibaduyut Shoemaker“(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Merajut Jaring/Knitting Net”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Daily Life in Jermals/ Hari-hari di Jermal”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Diantara Percikan Api/In Between Sparks”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
“Pekerja Konstruksi/Construction Worker”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)
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“Alone/Sendiri”(©ILO/M. Asrian Mirza)