JAKARTA (30 July 2021) - The Ministry of Social Affairs is one of the Ministries attending the Talk Show "Improving the Synergy of Integrated Services to Protect and Fulfill the Rights of Victims and Witnesses of TIP" in the highlight of the World Day Anti-Trafficking in Persons.

 

In this Talk Show, the Director General of Social Rehabilitation represented by the Director of Social Rehabilitation of the Persons with Social Deviance Issues & Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Waskito Budi Kusumo conveyed several efforts made by the Ministry of Social Affairs in fulfilling the rights of victims and witnesses of the Crime of Trafficking in Persons (TPPO).

 

For information, the five-yearly report of the Task Force for the Prevention and Handling of the Crime of Trafficking in Persons (GTPP-TPPO) in 2015-2019 showed that there were 2,648 victims of trafficking in persons consisting of 2,319 women and 329 men.

 

"This figure shows that TIP cases are increasing and many women are victims, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. As stated by the Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, Mrs. Bintang, this is an extraordinary crime," said Fatma Ayu Husnasari, Metro TV presenter as a moderator in Talk Show.

 

Waskito also confirmed the statement from the Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, Bintang Puspayoga, who stated that TIP is an extraordinary crime, even a crime that is very difficult to eradicate because almost all countries have experienced its effects. For this reason, joint efforts are needed to eliminate TIP.

 

The Ministry of Social Affairs seeks to fulfill the rights of victims and witnesses of TIP with social rehabilitation services. In 2021, the Ministry of Social Affairs has changed the service paradigm to be multifunctional.

 

The Ministry of Social Affairs has social rehabilitation centers that originally provided services based on social rehabilitation clusters, for example, the Children's Center only handled children's problems, as well as the elderly, people with disabilities, victims of drug abuse as well as persons with social deviance issues and victims of trafficking in persons.

 

But now the paradigm shift from service to multifunction has forced 41 social rehabilitation centers to be able to serve all social rehabilitation clusters, one of which is dealing with victims of trafficking in persons. "So if initially victims and witnesses of TIP could only be served by Mulya Jaya Center in Jakarta and 2 Protection Houses and Trauma Centers (RPTC) in Jakarta and Tanjung Pinang, now they can be served in 41 centers throughout Indonesia," explained Waskito.

This indicates that service delivery will be wider in scope and can be responded to quickly. Social rehabilitation services provided through the Social Rehabilitation Assistance program (ATENSI) prioritize the needs of victims or witnesses who are termed Beneficiaries.

This ATENSI service is the family, community, and/or residential (Center) based. A total of 7 ATENSI components can be given to Beneficiaries, namely support for the fulfillment of a decent life, parenting care, family support, therapy (physical, psychosocial, mental, and spiritual), skills/entrepreneurship training, social assistance, and accessibility support.

Determination of the service base and components for Beneficiaries is through a comprehensive assessment carried out by Social Workers in the Social Rehabilitation Center.

As a provision of skills, the Ministry of Social Affairs has also prepared a forum to train beneficiaries, especially in entrepreneurship, namely the ATENSI Creation Center (SKA). In SKA, there are various kinds of businesses, ranging from culinary, handicrafts to services that can be engaged in by the Beneficiaries.

"This ATENSI Creation Center can develop the interests and talents of the Beneficiaries so that when they return to their area, they will have the skills for business and be socially and economically independent," added Waskito.

Waskito also added that the Ministry of Social Affairs has human resources that are ready to respond quickly in the field, namely social workers, social instructors, social assistance facilitators, Tagana and the Rapid Response Team (TRC). These human resources will synergize in the field, at least at the regional level to be able to reach various social problems.

Deputy for the Coordination of Quality Improvement for Children, Women, and Youth at the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture, Femmy Eka Kartika Putri, added that the Indonesian government has committed and taken steps to deal with TIP, one of which is the ratification of Law (UU) No. 21 of 2007 on the Eradication of TIP, one of which is the mandated the establishment of the TIP Prevention and Handling Task Force (GTPP-TPPO).

"So far, 32 Provincial Task Forces and 245 Regency/City Task Forces have been formed. Various efforts to prevent the occurrence of TIP are continuously being carried out, both through dissemination, education, literacy, and social awareness so that people do not become victims," ​​said Femmy.

This Talk Show was attended by GTPP-TPPO members at the central and regional levels, related Ministries/Institutions, TIP observer organizations and communities, the media, and the general public.