Special Meeting, Police Support The Ministry Of P2MI Program To Provide PMI Protection

JAKARTA - The National Police and the Ministry of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI) have agreed to strengthen cooperation in efforts to protect Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) from the threat of crime.

The agreement was initiated when P2MI Minister Abdul Kadir Karding and his staff met with the National Police Chief, General Pol Listyo Sigit Prabowo, at the Rupattama Building at the National Police Headquarters, Jakarta, Thursday, January 9.

"The National Police fully supports what is the program of the Ministry of P2MI in providing protection, in granting rights to our people who work abroad," said the National Police Chief, confiscated by Antara.

During the meeting, he continued, it was discussed regarding the plan to establish a special desk to handle PMIs that departed illegally (unprocedural) and criminal acts of trafficking in persons (TPPO).

Regarding the plan, he stated that the National Police fully supports and is ready to take action against the individuals involved.

"So, after this we will hold a special meeting to carry out further plans and steps in terms of law enforcement," he said.

Furthermore, the National Police Chief also highlighted the importance of preventive measures. He also said that the National Police and the Ministry of P2MI would also increase cooperation in preventive activities.

"We will form the Desk and this can be used every day to receive reports, complaints, as well as evaluate our steps in carrying out joint steps," he explained.

Meanwhile, P2MI Minister Abdul Kadir Karding said that from spending on problems carried out by his party, there were still problems that Indonesian citizens (WNI) who worked abroad were still subject to exploitation, injustice, and even led to TIP.

"TPPO has several modes, but the big conclusion is that there must be someone playing in the sense that there are candidates, there are syndicates," he said.

Therefore, he thanked the National Police for stating that they were ready to follow up on these findings from a legal perspective.

"We thank (convey) to the National Police Chief and his staff that we ask that we can be assisted and work together on this one thing, how to save, protect our citizens in that they certainly do not experience or minimize, the treatment is unfair, exploitation, and even tend to modern slavery abroad," he said.