Cases Of Illegal Workers Rise, Ganjar Urges PMI To Understand Rights And Obligations

Presidential Candidate Ganjar Pranowo together with 1,500 PMIs to be dispatched to South Korea, at the eL Hotel, North Jakarta, Thursday 9 November (Ist)

JAKARTA The 2024 presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo has several notes related to the welfare of Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI). Among them are PMI awareness of his rights and obligations, related to the case of illegal PMI which is still common. This was conveyed by Ganjar after providing briefing to 1,500 PMIs that will be dispatched to South Korea, at eL Hotel, North Jakarta, Thursday 9 November. On that occasion, he told the experience when dealing with illegal PMI cases. "That's often what we get, yes, the problem and we have to take care of it," said Ganjar after the activity. One of them is when he received an illegal PMI report in Cambodia. They admitted to being held captive at that time, but after being traced it turned out that they were working illegally. Because what happened, illegal PMIs were "negligible" because they did not get the opportunity to pass the selection. So they had to be given more massive information and the government had to give special training. "They (teached) prepared their legality, their skills, and later they had an orientation will work where they really understood their rights and obligations," he stressed. He also appreciated BP2MI, which currently has very well treated migrant workers. Ganjar said, related to the availability of human resources as needed. This must be done a serious analysis so that the government can prepare infrastructure to support it. "For example, we also prepare in the future from the number side, the need is that we can vocationally prepare their studies well, directing our children well, so that in the future all employment fields can be filled by these great children," he said.

Ganjar also advised PMIs, especially those dispatched to South Korea, to show the quality of skills while working. "They must know their rights, their work must also show that they have good skills, have good performance, so we will be respected and recognized," he said.