The Archipelago Whispers

TRIGGER WARNING This recording contains conversations on sensitive topics such as sexual assault, abuse, and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors and others.  Andy and Sheilla talk to Rahayu Saraswati Djojohadikusumo, better known as Sara—an entrepreneur, an activist and a member of parliament in the Indonesian House of Representatives. In this episode, we discuss sex trafficking and modern slavery, and how Sara became a leading figure in the battle against trafficking in Indonesia as well as an advocate for its victims through her foundation Parinama Astha. We delve into Sara's knowledge on the trafficking industry and explore how trafficking has evolved as a global business, such as how people are entrapped by traffickers, and the difficulties of escaping modern slavery and reentering society.  More information about Sara or her foundation Parinaama Astha, please click on the links below: Parinama Astha Instagram Account Parinama Asta Website Sara's LinkedIn  Sara's Instagram Account

In this episode Andy and Sheilla talk to Catra Diningrat, an economist at Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Jakarta, about what is actually fair for Indonesian workers. We talk about the controversies in Indonesia surrounding the new employment insurance, pension funds, the omnibus law and how it affects democracy for Indonesian workers. You can find Catra here: Catra's LinkedIn Catra's Instagram Account

In this pilot episode, Andy and Sheilla walk us through why they create the Archipelago Whispers and introduce the theme for Season 1. In this episode, Andy and Sheilla also introduce themselves as hosts and what they hope to achieve through this podcast.  To know more about Andy, find his LinkedIn profile here. To find Sheilla, you can check out her LinkedIn here, or visit her website here.

Many things are unique about Indonesia. But there's one particular thing that we're most fascinated about... the so-called rahasia publik (common secrets).    Indonesia's political-economic culture runs under an unsaid set of rules, almost like whispers that traverse across the archipelago. Everyone does it, but no one says it out loud.    This is precisely what we're unraveling in this podcast. We put what's under the table on the table. We stand for democratising knowledge for all. #democratiseknowledge