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is aware that West Java is a potential area for human trafficking, especially for women and
children. She said that the dissemination of information on human trafficking has not spread
into the villages yet. From the perspective of the local communities, people living in the villages
do not know the legal way to get a job without the services of a broker. According to her, the
recruiting activities of brokers may be increasing in the villages.
Realizing the importance of the trafficking problem in West Java and at the same time becoming
aware that the area is now under the JRSP coordination radios, Mrs. Ida worked together
with some stakeholders to arrange a campaign against human trafficking. The first program
was making public service advertisements (PSA). This program was carried out together with
JRSP, the Department of National Education and an NGO, Medianet. The public service advertisements
consisted of integrated information, some of it was short dramas in Indonesian
and local Sundanese language. The dramas were played out by men and women from community
radios from Majalengka and Kabupaten Bandung. The PSA, formatted into a CD, has
been aired everyday by every community radio under JRSP’s coordination.
The second step taken by JRSP to share the knowledge about human trafficking to the members
was to hold a jamboree. This program was set up not only for the radio manager and staff
but also for the listeners as representatives of the public. The jamboree was held for four days
in Subang, West Java.
The two radio stations under JRSP coordination that I visited campaign against human trafficking.
The radios are Citra Utami community radio, located in Cianjur, and Jati Anom community
radio (JTA radio) in Indramayu, both in West Java province. Citra Utami used a local
women’s forum (arisan) to discuss everything related to human trafficking. These women,
by taking turns, discussed and spoke to the community directly from the studio. They talked
and discussed issues related to the village government’s policy toward society, such as how
to overcome or how to handle human trafficking problems in Cianjur, or about the identity
card treatment cost clarification and clarification of rice distribution for the poor. Citra Utami
therefore became a mediator for the problems between community members and the local
government.
JTA FM Radio had local government officials participate in the radio shows to talk about anti
human trafficking. One of them is Camat (Camat is a head of government at the district level).