A Story of Those Who Resist Defeat

Kompas/Dahlia Irawati

Members of Indonesian migrant workers’ association Pertakina from Blitar regency, East Java, gather at an exhibition of their products. Pertakina is a community that provides assistance for Indonesian migrant workers, as well as former migrant workers and their families.

Arum Sholikah, 37, a resident of Garum subdistrict, Blitar, East Java, flashed a wide smile. Amid her activities producing mushroom chicken nuggets at her house, she could see her two children playing.

The elder child, Galvinesa, 11, is a fifth grader and the younger Haidar, 4.5, is in kindergarten.