Policies Adopted by the Government of Indonesia in the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons (Human Trafficking)

Abstract

Human trafficking is a modern form of human slavery and is also one of the worst forms of human rights violations. How is the Indonesian government policy in terms of the prevention of crime of trafficking in people and what obstacles faced by the Indonesian government in the prevention of human trafficking crime. The normative legal research method is carried out by examining mere literature or secondary data. The government policy to prevent the crime of trafficking in persons is the application of severe punishments for the perpetrators of a primary or traffickers who are cooperating in prosecution ie cooperation inter-government (G-to-G) between NGOs, community organizations and individuals inside and outside country, traffic controlling across Indonesia borders , the protection of victims by providing shelter in a safe place, repatriation (to the region of origin or to the country), including efforts to provide legal aid and counseling, rehabilitation (recovery-physical and psychological health) and reintegration (reunification to his family or community). The obstacles is many community members who live below the poverty line; lack of quality of education and training for prospective workers who will work out of the country as well as the lack of involvement of the community in the prevention and repression of the perpetrators.