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Selling Goods Using Money from Being a Migrant Worker

“With the money she earned from working as a migrant worker, this woman now sells goods to fulfill her daily needs. Although she only earn a little, she is happy. It was impossible for her to work abroad again, because she is getting old.”

Photographer:

Mistinem Jumadi, born in 1980 in Malang – East Java. Mistinem had worked in Malaysia’s palm oil plantations for 7 years (1999-2006). Mistinem, who is a mother of two daughters, works as farmer and housewive. She is an active member of Sonata, a migrant worker community in Dulitukan village, Ile Ape Sub-District, Lembata Regenct, East Nusa Tenggara. Mistinem loves to eat rujak.

About PhotoVoice: Voices of Women through Photographs

This is  one of 48 photos taken by 21 former women migrant workers, their family members and supporters, who live in six villages in Lombok (West Nusa Tenggara/NTB) and Lembata (East Nusa Tenggara/NTT).  The story of the photo and the photographer profile is available in the image displayed.

Through photos, they voice their concerns, needs and achievements.  They also use these photos to record changes in their lives and the lives of people around them and to communicate the challenges faced in their daily lives.

Their photos were exhibited in two national events: the National Conference of Women of Women Inspiring Change (May 2015, in Jakarta) and the National Jamboree of Migrant Workers (November 2015, in Jember, East Java). A story about them is written by a journalist from Kompas, Meidiana, and published in Kompas printed newspaper on Sunday, December 13, 2015. The trainings were done by a consultant from London, UK, named PhotoVoice.