Optimization of The Village Roles in Countermeasure to Criminal Acts of Human Trafficking

Abstract

This research is based on the criminal acts of human trafficking phenomenon through the Indonesian migrant workers delivery initially impersonating the recruitment activities by the scalpers in the village level in number of ways. The evidences show the poor village authorities regarding the issue at hand and relating to its people working abroad. This research aims to analyze Law No 18 of 2017 mandating the village government to actively participate in protecting the Indonesian especially the criminal acts of human trafficking cases. This is doctrinal legal research; employing the law approach in the sense of law in the book applying the statute approach. This research demonstrates the argument of Law No. 18 of 2017 legalization which is to provide the village authorization setting to extend migrant workers protection before, during, and after completion of their work. To implement the Article 42 pertaining to village’s duties and responsibilities, its government can arrange the village regulation about PMI. It is clearly stated in Law No 6 of 2014 about Village. It is subsequently beneficial in a way that the village, as the main key of worker distribution, actively participates in criminal acts of human trafficking anticipation impersonating the Indonesian migrant workers delivery and simultaneously provides the Indonesian migrant workers protection.