THE PRESENCE OF OTSUS HAS PROVIDED VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PAPUA CHILDREN

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

The revised Papua Special Autonomy Law has amended 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 that 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.

Head of Udopi Village, West Manokwari District, Marten Smerbouw said the presence of Otsus had provided various opportunities for Papuan children to be involved in education at various universities, as well as the right for indigenous Papuans to obtain basic services, especially education and health.

“As the Head of Udopi Village, I support Otsus volume II and I invite the community to jointly support Otsus volume II. Until now in Udopi Village, no one has rejected Otsus and I am sure that the entire village community supports the Otsus program because the benefits are felt by the community in real terms,” he concluded.

SOURCE: https://mambruknews.com/kehadiran-otsus-has-provided-variety-peluang-bagi-anak-anak-papua/