Instead Of Being Unemployed, Hundreds Of Migrant Workers From Bali Choose To Work In These 5 Countries

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) dispatched 223 workers from Bali to 5 countries during January 2021. Their destinations were Italy, Poland, Maldives, United Arab Emirates, and Russia.

Head of the Preparation and Placement Section at the Denpasar BP2MI Technical Implementation Unit, Ony Irawan, said that the COVID-19 pandemic has not affected the interest of residents in Bali to work abroad.

"It does not affect them, they are enthusiastic to work abroad because they are mostly unemployed while in Bali", he explained when contacted by Antara, Tuesday, February 2.

Hundreds of these workers consist of men and women. They, said Ony Irawan, will be placed in the field of cruise ships and spa therapists.

"For the placement of cruise ship, the workers will be spending 9 months, while the spa therapists are 1 to 2 years", he explained.

Ony explained, before being sent to the destination country, workers are required to make an e-KTKLN (electronic overseas worker card) and undergo a pre-departure orientation for one day.

Workers are required to attach the results of the examination showing that they are not infected with COVID-19.