Relations between Indonesia and Malaysia should be preserved, protected, cared for and maintained. Any problems that arise in people of both countries, should be immediately sought a solution through dialogue, meetings and deliberations.

1. How to Maintain and Build
The Relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia
Relations
By Musni Umar, Ph.D
Member and Spokesperson of the Eminent Persons Group
Indonesia-Malaysia

2. A.BACKGROUND
INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA ARE TWO COUNTRIES
NEAR NEIGHBORING, ONE FAMILY, ONE BROTHER
AND ONE RELIGION. FIRST SETTLED REGION IN THE
SAME.
LONDON 1824 TREATY INITIATED ENGLAND AND
THE NETHERLANDS, THE AREA THAT HAS BECOME
TWO REJOICE FIRST, THE MALAY PENINSULA AREAS
THAT MASTERED THE UK. SECOND AREAS THAT
MASTERED BY THE DUTCH.

3. • Peta Alam Melayu

4. DUE BY COLONIAL POLITICS OF DIVIDE, BOTH
COUNTRIES LIKE THIS HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE
LIVING PARTING DIVORCED HUNDREDS OF
DURATION. EVEN THEN BOTH STILL ONE
LANGUAGE, ONE CLUMPS, ONE CULTURE, AND
RELIGIOUS STILL THE SAME, BUT THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN BOTH CONTAIN HIGH SENSITIVITY.
RELATIONSHIP ONLY ON THE SURFACE - NOT IN THE
HEART.
VARIOUS BACK OF THIS CASE THAT HAPPENS, THE
MORE ADD A PROBLEM IN INDONESIA-MALAYSIA
RELATIONS.

5. RESULTS OF SURVEY MARCH 2010 TO 250
STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA ON
KNOWLEDGE OF STUDENTS OF THE ASEAN
PROBLEM. ONE OF THE QUESTION, WHICH STATE
THAT IS THE THREAT OF INDONESIA, MALAYSIA
REPRESENT 48%.
OPINION POLLING RESULTS IN THE DAILY
REPUBLIKA ACCESSED 23 AUGUST 2010, THE
QUESTION, WHO IS THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES
ACCORDING TO YOUR MOST UNFRIENDLY TO
INDONESIA? FROM SEVEN NEIGHBORING
COUNTRIES, AS MUCH AS 3.607 (72.91%) FROM
4.947 VOTING, IS MALAYSIA.

7. B. ISSUES
INDONESIA-MALAYSIA RELATIONS EXPERIENCE
EVER WITH ANY OF CONFRONTATION 1963-1965.
IN THESE LAST FEW YEARS, ISSUES OF
CONFRONTATION WITH INDONESIA DISPLAY WHEN
BUNG KARNO’S SPEECH ARE CALLING FOR
INDONESIA PEOPLE TO UNITED DEVOUR
“MENGGANYANG MALAYSIA (AGAINTS
MALAYSIA).” ONE OF MANY CASES ANGERED
COMMUNITY ON INDONESIA, IS TORTURING ON
INDONESIAN WORKERS CONTINUALLY DONE.

9. INDICATORS:
- THE NUMBER OF CASES OF HARASSMENT AND
MISTREATMENT TO THE DOMESTIC WORKER IS OVER
INCREASING.
- A LOT OF CASES ARE FOUND OUT AFTER THE
CONDITIONS HAS ALREADY BEEN IN CRITICAL STAGES
EVEN LEADING TO DEATH DUE TO VIOLENT
MISTREATMENT BY THE EMPLOYERS .
C. HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM
ONE WAY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS WITH DOMESTIC
WORKERS IN MALAYSIA WHO’S OFTEN DISRUPT
RELATIONS BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES, THEN IS
PROPOSED MONITORING CENTER (MC).

10. HE IS AN EFFORT TO EARLY DETECTION BECAUSE
PREVENTION BETTER THAN DUE TO TREAT.
OBJECTIVES ARE:
1. TO PREVENT CASES THAT CAN
POTENTIALLY LEAD TO SERIOUSLY FATAL
ACCIDENTS DUE TO VIOLENT
MISTREATMENTS.
2. TO HARMONIZE THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN DOMESTIC WORKER AND
EMPLOYER WITH CONSELING METHOD.
3. FOR MAKING SECURITY AND
HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP BOTH
COUNTRIES.

11. PLANNED OPERATION]
WORKING MECHANISM
THE MONITORING CENTER (MC) HAS A FUNCTION OF
PROACTIVELY MONITORING AND SUPERVISING THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DOMESTIC WORKER AND
EMPLOYER IN ORDER TO PREVENT AND SOLVE
PROBLEM THAT OCCUR IN THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN DOMESTIC WOKER AND EMPLOYER. AS
THE MOST CRITICAL TIME IN THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN DOMESTIC WORKER AND EMPLOYER IS IN
THE SIX MONTH, THE MC HAS TO CONTACT
DOMESTIC WORKER AND EMPLOYER ONCE A MONTH.
DURING THIS CONTACT, THE MC CAN QUESTION
THE CONDITION OF THE DOMESTIC WORKER AND
HIS/HER RELATION WITH EMPLOYER, SO THAT THE
POTENCIAL DISHARMONY CA BE DETECTED AS EARLY
AS POSSIBLE.

12. 1. If the MC finds that there is a problem in the
relationship between DW and Employer but without
violence than the Center can conduct a home visit to
the employer’s place. Home visit is carried out by
counselor to ensure wether a further action is
necessarily required. The counseling is required to
improve the relationship between DW and Employer.
2. If the MC finds that there is a serious problem in the
relationship between DW and Employer with violence
then the Center in cooperation with Local Police and
Lawyer ca perform a necessarily rercue to the DW by
placing the DW in the shelter as a temporary sttlement
for the DW. In the shelter, the DW is expected to
recover wilst waiting for the legal settlement.

13. The frequency of calling can then be reduced after
this period. Efforts to contact employers after six
month period are at least once in the three months.
They are carried out in order ro ensure that the
relationship between DW and Employer is in
harmony.
ONE STOP CENTER
The MC will become One Stop center which will act
procatively toprotect the welfare of the Indonesian
DW as contactually agreed within them respectively.

14. 1. OBLIGATION OF THE AGENCY
a. To report, registers and pays for the DW to
participate the the program provided by the MC
and gives data such as copy of passport and
employer’s data.
b. Proper explanation for those DW before
accepting the worker description.
c. The agency need to make arrangement with the
WD family members in the event any wrong doing
by the WD
d. To conduct any couses as required by the
authority.

15. 2. OBLIGATION OF THE EMPLOYER
a. To ensure that the employer must abide to alL
rules and regulations in relations to the WD.
b. To give proper care and attention to the welfare
of the WD (TKI).
c. Frequenst contact to the MC must be allowable
by the WD.
3.OBLIGATION OF WD (TKI)
To abide the rules and regulations in relation to
their working permit.

16. STANDAR OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
1. Permission and cooperation between the
Malysian Autorities namely Kementerian Hal Ehwal
Dalam Negeri (KGEDN) and Kementerian Sumber
Manusia of Malaysia with BNP2TKI.
2. BNP2TKI shall provide proper database on the
issues of TKI leaving Indonesia to the MC.
3. The Monitoring Center shall provide adequate
information by way of electronic media, mass
media and others that deemed fit.
4. To provide a standard universal agreement
between the agent, employers and TKI.

17. 5. Monitoring Officers will act with due diligent and
proactively in contacts with the TKI as provided in the
database system by BNP2TKI.
6. Call Center for TKI who will inform their problems will
also be integrated wit MC, in this case the MC is acting
passively.
7. For any problems wether found out proactively or
passively, the MC shall be assisted by various
consultnats may it be legal, social workers, medical and
etc.
8. The MC shall coordinate with Indonesian
Embassy/Consulate and BNP2TKI .
9. The MC is also expected to give regular reports to
Kementerian Hal-Ehwal Dalam Negeri Malaysia and
BNP2TKI which can be used to improve the
environment that will lead to a better improvement in
the relationship between TKI and Employer.

18. FINANCING
To finance its activities, the MC will be funded by
end users/employers.
The fund will be seen as serious commitment by end
users in hiring Indonesian Domestic Workers (DW).
Collection of the Monitoring Center’s fee shall be
appropriate at the time the Indonesia Domestic
Workers (TKI) recieve or obtain their international
passport at the relevant Malaysian Consulate in
Indonesia. The amount that is suitable for the
operation of the Monitoring Center in Malaysia
shall be around USD 30.00 per person on biyearly
basis (subject to be discussed).

19. CONCLUSION
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN G-TO-G THAT DURING
THIS HAPPENING IS GOOD, TRYING TO BUILD
WITH MAINTAINED HARMONIOUS RELATIONS
AND FRIENDLY MUTUAL TO PROGRESS BETWEEN
P-TO-P, CONCEPT SEATING WITH SAME LOW AND
HIGH STANDING.
THINGS TO REALIZE THAT, THE VARIOUS ISSUES
THAT BOTH COUNTRIES ALWAYS DISRUPT THE
RELATIONSHIP MUST BE OVERCOME, SUCH IS
MATTERS TKI.

20. FOR THAT, IS PROPOSED FORM OF EARLY
DETECTION SYSTEM WARMING IN THE FORM
MONITORING CENTER (MC) AS A REAL EFFORT
TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF TKI CASES RESULT
IN INTERRUPTION OF BOTH COUNTRIES WITH
GOOD. EXCEPT THAT, FOR MAKING
HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
WORKERS AND THE USER, AND CREATE A STATE
SECURITY IN BOTH COUNTRIES.
THIS PESENTATION SUCH, MAY HAVE A
POSITIVE RESPONSE FOR GOODNESS SECOND
COMMUNITY AND NATION ALLIED
NEIGHBORING. PLEASE SORRY FOR ANY
SHORTCOMINGS.
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 DECEMBER 2010