THE FUTURE OF PAPUA'S YOUNG GENERATION IS VERY GUARANTEED BECAUSE OF OTSUS

The DPR RI has ratified the second revision of Law Number 21 of 2001 concerning Special Autonomy for Papua on July 15, 2021.

The Papua Special Autonomy Law as a result of this revision has changed or revised 18 articles consisting of 3 articles proposed by the government, and 15 articles outside the government's proposal. Apart from these 18 articles, the Special Committee and the government also agreed on the addition of 2 articles in the Papua Special Autonomy Bill, bringing the total articles in the bill to 20 articles.

There are several changes to the articles resulting from the second revision of the Special Autonomy Law which accommodate specific arrangements for Papuan Indigenous People (OAP) in the fields of politics, education, health, employment and the economy as well as providing support for the development of indigenous peoples.

There has been a change in the political field with the expansion of political roles for OAP in membership in the Regency/City House of Representatives. So the seats of the OAP were not filled from political parties, and affirmed 30 percent of the women's element.

The fields of education and health are changing. In addition, in the field of employment and the economy, there have been changes where in carrying out economic efforts in Papua, it is mandatory to prioritize Papuan Papuans who meet the educational requirements to be recruited into the workforce.

It was also conveyed that there was an increase in spending on assistance for the empowerment of indigenous peoples and special autonomy funds, which increased by 0.25 percent. Including the division of the province in Papua which has been given facilities.

Saint Paul Sorong Catholic Polytechnic Campus Student, Department of Civil Engineering Semester IV / from Kab. Teluk Bintuni, Laurensius Nasira said, "As a student who is conducting lectures in Sorong City, I would like to thank the government and DPR-RI for ratifying the Second Revision of the Special Autonomy Law for Papua.

"As the next generation in Papua, we really support the Otsus sustainability program because it plays an important role for us, especially students who are currently still studying in college, I really hope that the continuation of the Otsus program can provide many benefits for improving the Human Resources of Indigenous Papuans (OAP) ." he said

“We as students have felt the Otsus funds that have been given by the government which were realized through the assistance of educational costs for us Papuan students. The presence of Otsus has provided many benefits for indigenous Papuans, especially for us, the younger generation of Papuans who are currently undergoing education in schools and colleges," he concluded.

SOURCE: https://melanesianinfo.com/masa- Depan-generation-muda-papua-already-very-terjamin-karena-otsus/