HERMAN WILLEM DAENDELS DALAM PUSARAN KERJA PAKSA PEMBANGUNAN JALAN RAYA POS, JALAN DAENDELS

Abstract

In 1806, Louis Napoleom was appointed leader in the Netherlands who then ordered Herman Willem Daendels to become gubernul general in the Dutch East Indies. Daendels formulated new policies in the fields of politics, justice, economy, administration, military, and so on that would later provide changes in the Dutch East Indies. One of his most striking policies during Daendels' tenure was the construction of the Anyer to Panarukan highway using a work system. Indigenous workers were squeezed to the point of causing many casualties during the construction of the postal highway. The construction of roads was carried out solely to facilitate the military and economic mobilization of the Dutch colonies. In this study, researchers will examine interesting facts about the implementation of the forced labor policy for the construction of the Anyer-Panarukan highway and reveal another side of the controversy over the construction of the road.