Slavery at Sea THOUSANDS of Indonesian crew members aboard Taiwan fishing boats work in appalling and inhumane conditions. Because most are illegal workers without official documents, they get no protection from abuse, including not enough food, long working hours and substandard wages. But their sad situation starts onshore, as victims of unscrupulous recruiting agents and overlapping regulations. A Tempo investigative report. Economy Taxing Google THE Government continues to pursue Google for taxes it claims the giant digital company still owes, in the trillions of rupiah. Google has agreed to pay on certain conditions, but following nerve-wracking negotiations between the Indonesian tax authorities and Google at the closing of the year, nothing satisfactory was reached. Does the Government have a strategy to win its case? Outreach: Schooling for Migrant Children CLOSE to half a million Indonesians go to work in Malaysia every year, bringing with them their families, at sites which are often located in remote areas, far from life’s basic facilities. In Sabah, more than 53,000 Indonesian children lack access to education. Thanks to former migrant worker Veronika Sedo Barek, there are now 219 learning centers there. Meanwhile, in Sarawak, children of migrant workers are being taught by members of the Volunteerism Teaching Indonesian Children.

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