Bergerak! A story of Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong
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2009 - Bergerak tells a story of empowerment of Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong and of a struggle won.

This film documents the growth of the migrant movement among Indonesians that led to the formation of PILAR (United Indonesians Against Overcharging) which was facilitated by the Center for Environment Gender and Development (ENGENDER-HK), a research partner of the Women’s Empowerment in Muslim Contexts Research Programme Consortium (WEMC-RPC). PILAR has become the principal instrument in the reversal of the key government policy SE2258 which was issued on 7 December 2008 by the Indonesian Consulate in Hong Kong and which would have resulted in the limitation of Indonesian women migrant worker’s mobility and rights to change their employment agencies.

This film has documented the education, empowerment, advocacy, strategy for network development and the results of activities funded by Women’s Empowerment in Muslim Context.

The film project is led by the Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW) in Hong Kong in cooperation with the Association of Indonesian migrant Workers in HK (Asosiasi Tenaga Kerja Indonesia - ATKI-HK), Center for Environment Gender and Development (ENGENDER-HK) and the Women’s Empowerment in Muslim Contexts Research programme Consortium.

See also the DFID Research Strategy online at: www.research4development.info

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