SWCU's 52nd Anniversary: International Conference on the Global Impact of Women Migrant Workers from South East Asia

To celebrate the Satya Wacana Christian University 52nd Anniversary, the Center for Gender Research and Studies - Satya Wacana Christian University (Indonesia) together with I-SEED (Austria) have hosted on December 2, 2008 an International Conference on the Global Impact of Women Migrant Workers from South East Asia. It aims at providing the scientific foundation for further action on the wider topic of Women Migrant Workers from South East Asia. It has to be stressed that the 2008 Salatiga Conference did not be a political conference but that its aims are solely scientific.

In this conference 6 papers have been presented. They are:
1. Responding to National Policies on Migrant Workers: Activism of Indonesian Local NGOs (Solidaritas Perempuan and Migrant CARE)
By Sylvia Yazid. PhD Candidate. School of Political and Social Inquiry, Faculty of Arts,
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

2. The Anemia Status of Local Women Migrant Who Worked as “Gendong Labour” in Legi Traditional Market at Surakarta City
By dr. Anik Lestari & dr. Diffah Hanim (Center for Gender Studies, Sebelas Maret University)

3. Women Migrant Workers’ Reaction to the Marginalization
Arianti Ina R.Hunga (Center for Gender Reseach & Studies – Satya Wacana Christian University)

4. The Social Impact of Women Migrant Workers Influencing Women Migrant Workers and Their Families in Fulfilling Family Functions (A Case Study in Salatiga)
By Purwanti Asih Anna Levi (Center for Gender Research and Studies - Satya Wacana Christian University)

5. The Concept of Success among Women Migrant Workers: A Case Study in Salatiga
By Purwanti Kusumaningtyas. (Lecturer of Faculty of Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga. She is interested in gender studies, literary and cultural studies and alternative education)

6. An Emic Study of the Phenomenon of Muted Women Migrant Workers in Salatiga and its Surrounding Towns
By Mustika Kuri Prasela (Communication Department, Faculty of Social and Political Science Satya Wacana Christian Univesity & Gender Study Center Satya Wacana Christian University)