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/
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