Beware Of TIP, Police Ask People Not To Be Easily Interfered With Large Salaries Work Abroad

Illustration of human trafficking aka criminal acts of trafficking in person (TPPO). (Lamuk_lamuk-Pixabay)

West Manggarai Resort Police (Polres) appealed to the public to be aware of the criminal act of trafficking in persons (TPPO) by working abroad with a large salary.

"Don't be easily fooled by the persuasion of the perpetrators of TIP working abroad with the lure of a big salary," said West Manggarai Police Chief, AKBP Ari Satmoko in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Wednesday, June 7, confiscated by Antara.

He explained that trafficking in people became a special concern for President Joko Widodo and the West Manggarai Region to become one of the areas that received serious attention.

In the jurisdiction of the West Manggarai Police, there was a raid on a shelter in Wae Kelambu Village, Komodo District to thwart alleged TIP attempts with 14 victims who would be sent abroad through West Kalimantan Province (West Kalimantan) in December 2022.

To prevent the occurrence of TIP cases abroad in the jurisdiction of the West Manggarai Police, his party has provided public education in the form of appeals for security and social media and banners spread across several locations.

He said that the supplier of labor must be legal and have a legal entity, not through individuals.

Therefore, the public must be selective and immediately seek information from the local Manpower Office if they receive an invitation to work abroad.

"If you want to work abroad, go through the correct process and procedure to get full legal protection," he advised.

To increase awareness of TIP in West Manggarai, Ari has mobilized all work units in all ranks of the West Manggarai Police to give a kamtibmas appeal regarding TIP.

He also emphasized that someone involved in the case of Trafficking in Persons can be charged with Law Number 21 of 2007 concerning TIP and or Law Number 18 of 2017 concerning the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI).

Perpetrators can also be sentenced to a minimum imprisonment of three years and a maximum of 15 years with a fine of at least Rp120 million and a maximum of Rp600 million.

"If you find indications of the occurrence of a TIP, immediately report it to the nearest police station," he said.