PEMERINTAH DAERAH SEBAGAI AKTOR DIPLOMASI: PERAN PEMERINTAH DAERAH KALIMANTAN BARAT DALAM MENANGANI PENYELUNDUPAN TKI ILEGAL DI PERBATASAN ENTIKONG

Abstract

The transformation of economic opportunities in Indonesia from agricultural
to industrial sector, causes rural communities lost their opportunity to
work. Industrial sector needs well-educated workers, while rural communities
can not compete because they have poor education. That is why rural
communities prefer to work abroad and become Indonesian migrant workers
(TKI). Different types of problem always follow ever since their departure to
host countries. One of the problem is improper procedure or illegal migrant.
One of case studies that depict this situation is migrant workers smuggling in
the border area of Entikong, West Kalimantan. The purpose of this research
is to examine the role of West Kalimantan Government in terms of addressing
and handling the illegal migrants smuggling at the border area of
Entikong. This research employs concepts such as paradiplomacy,
transnational crimes and international cooperation. The method used is
qualitative using descriptive analysis through literature studies and deep
interviews. This research finds that the role of West Kalimantan Government
as an actor of international relations by implementing previous central
government policies as result of the cooperation between Indonesia and
Malaysia. The local government has been conducting various strategies
ranging from deportation to repatriation of the Indonesian illegal migrants.