The Indonesian Consulate General In Kuching Helps Repatriation 3,520 TKI Troubled In Malaysia

Indonesian Consul General Kuching Raden Sigit Witjaksono provides assistance in the repatriation of Indonesian citizens/PMI-B through PLBN Entikong. Photo : Hms KJRI Kuching (HO)/ANTARA

JAKARTA - Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia (KJRI) Kuching Raden Sigit Witjaksono said, from January to October 12, 2023 his party had assisted in the process of repatriating 3,520 problematic migrant workers from Sarawak, Malaysia to Indonesia through the Entikong State Border Post (PLBN), West Kalimantan. "A total of 3,520 TKI were returned from January 1, 2023 to October 12, 2023. Meanwhile, the number of Indonesian citizens/PMI-B who were deported by the Malaysian Imigresen Position Sarawak was 3,361 people," said Raden Sigit Witjaksono in a written statement, Antara, Wednesday, October 25. Meanwhile, Sigit continued, 159 Indonesian citizens in Malaysia were repatriated by the Indonesian Consulate General in Kuching. "So, the total number of Indonesian citizens/PMI-B who have returned to Indonesia from Sarawak, Malaysia is 3,520 people," said Sigit. Sigit said some time ago, on Thursday, October 12, 2023, he was accompanied by other Indonesian Consulate General in Kuching who had provided deportation assistance for 48 Indonesian citizens/PMI-B. "They consist of 32 men and 16 women. They were deported from the Imigresen Semuja Detention Center, Serian, Sarawak through ICQS Tebedu, Sarawak – PLBN Entikong, West Kalimantan," he said.

On the same day, added Sigit, his party also directly monitored the repatriation process of 10 PMI-B people who resigned from the SML Miri company. "Regarding this, the company and PT. ACL, who sent the ten PMIBs, have been responsible for their repatriation," concluded Sigit.