· Dunia kerja pun sering merenggut masa emas anak. Dengan berbagai alasan, mereka tidak punya ......

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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

Potret Dunia Kerja Indonesia:

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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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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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“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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“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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“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)