Village as a Basic of Safe Migration: The Enforcement of Head of Village and Local Regulation (Perdes) as a Strategy to prevent Human Trafficking in Banyumas Central Java

Abstract

Due to BNP2TKI ( Indonesian Workers Occupancy and Protection National Board) Crisis Center data of 2013, there are at least 13 thousand cases faced by IMWs working in many countries all over the world. According to Ecosoc (2007), problems faced by IMWs in the destination countries, 80 percent of those come from villages; also Wulan (2011), that Village leaders who do not have adequate knowledge on a safe migration frequently have no power to face PPTKIS (Indonesian Migrant Worker Recruitment and Placement Agencies ). A village actually has strategic roles to prevent trafficking and becomes a foundation of safe migrations since villages are the first exit doors for potential IMWs. The result showed that the head of village would have power through comprehending knowledge about safe migration procedure and requirement; Characteristics of law, culture and payment in placement country; as well as formulating Local Regulation (Perdes)