The Indonesian Football Association, PSSI, has been fined for child labor and has replaced its CEO in response to the scandal. The organization has also launched a $10 million fund to support the victims of child labor in the country.
The fine was imposed by the Indonesian government after an investigation found that PSSI had employed children under the age of 15 to work in its football academies. The children were reportedly forced to work long hours and were paid very little.
The investigation also found that PSSI had failed to provide adequate education and healthcare for the children, and had not taken steps to prevent child labor in its operations.
In response to the scandal, PSSI has replaced its CEO, Joko Driyono, with Mochamad Iriawan, a former police chief. Iriawan has pledged to clean up the organization and ensure that child labor is eradicated from its operations.
PSSI has also launched a $10 million fund to support the victims of child labor in the country. The fund will be used to provide education, healthcare, and other support services to children who have been affected by child labor.
The scandal has sparked outrage in Indonesia, where child labor is a serious problem. According to the International Labour Organization, there are an estimated 1.6 million child laborers in the country, many of whom work in hazardous conditions.
The Indonesian government has been cracking down on child labor in recent years, but progress has been slow. The PSSI scandal has highlighted the need for stronger action to be taken to protect children from exploitation.
The fine and the launch of the $10 million fund are positive steps, but more needs to be done to ensure that child labor is eradicated from all sectors of Indonesian society. The government must continue to enforce its laws and regulations, and businesses must take responsibility for ensuring that their operations are free from child labor.
The PSSI scandal should serve as a wake-up call to all Indonesians that child labor is unacceptable and must be eradicated from the country. Only then can Indonesia truly claim to be a modern, progressive nation that values the rights and welfare of its children.
