A MODEL OF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION PROGRAM AT CENTER OF SERVICE, PLACEMENT, AND PROTECTION FOR INDONESIAN MIGRANT WORKERS (BP3TKI) LAMPUNG IN EMPOWERING EX INDONESIAN MIGRANT WORKERS

Abstract

Working as Indonesian Migrant Workers (TKI) is a long-standing habit for Taman Endah Village community. As one of the bases of Indonesian Migrant Workers, most of Ex Indonesian Migrant Workers in Taman Endah Village have earned a great income during working abroad, particularly in South Korea. However, they have not utilized their income optimally as capital to establish a productive business after returning to their origin. The empowerment program of Ex Indonesian Migrant Workers which was conducted by Center of Service, Placement, and Protection for Migrant Workers BP3TKI Lampung in Taman Endah Village in 2016 has succeeded in realizing the establishment of business group and cooperative of Ex Indonesian Migrant Workers as economic means for Ex Indonesian Migrant Workers and family. The success of BP3TKI Lampung in empowering the Ex Indonesian Migrant Workers could not be separated from the model of development communication they used. This research is to analyze the conditions and obstacles encountered by Ex Indonesian Migrant Workers as well as the development communication model used by BP3TKI Lampung and the Ex Migrant Workers on Ex Indonesian Migrant Workers empowerment program in Taman Endah Village.

This research used descriptive qualitative research method. Interview, documentation, and observation were performed for data collection. The research results show that the Ex Indonesian Migrant Workers in Taman Endah Village have an open personality and social system due to the high mutual cooperation and the need for empowerment program and supports from various parties in the empowerment program. The development communication model used by BP3TKI Lampung and the Ex Indonesian Migrant Workers in Taman Endah Village attemps to obtain mutual understanding that corresponds to convergent communication model by D. Lawrence Kincaid and Everett M. Rogers.