Reacting to Rejection

The Tampaksiring meeting was anticlimactic. But Indonesia can use this momentum to seriously deal with the problems of its migrant workers in a responsible way.

August 13, 2002

Several economic "time bombs" are threatening Indonesia. Two of these are unemployment and the problem of returning migrant workers. The misfortune that befell hundreds of thousands of Indonesian workers in Malaysia over the past week, for instance, is only the beginning of a series of explosions that might be expected in the near future. We need to point this out—not to raise alarm—but simply to ensure that we be well prepared for

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