KPPMI Picks 211 PMIs From Saudi Arabia, Urges Persons To Be Responsible
JAKARTA - Deputy Minister for Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (PPMI) Dzulfikar Ahmad Tawalla picked up 211 Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) who were sent home from Saudi Arabia at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in the early hours of Sunday and urged individuals to take responsibility and make no mistakes.
"We hope that in the future, in fact, things like this will not happen again. We really hope that various irresponsible individuals can, do not take actions like this out of pity," Dzulfikar explained in a KP2MI press release on Sunday.
The pick-up in the early hours of the morning was a form of state presence to all its citizens.
"This is a concern for us that it is still happening to this day. Our citizens are still not getting good information for the umpteenth time," he added, referring to information that the PMIs were involved in problems for violating immigration documents in Saudi Arabia.
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Dzulfikar regrets that PMI is desperate to go to a country that is still carrying out a moratorium on placement to this day. Saudi Arabia is among 19 other countries in the Middle East whose placements are still being moratorium.
Meanwhile, the Director of Protection for Indonesian Citizens at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Judha Nugraha reiterated that the PMIs did work in Saudi Arabia, but then committed immigration violations.
"The majority of these are those who live undocumented, including overstays. Without permission to live there and then already in the immigration detention of Sumaisi in Saudi Arabia," said Judha.
Through a collaboration with the Indonesian Consulate General in Jeddah, Judha said that the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had handled it. "We have prepared travel documents and then we will help facilitate their arrival in Indonesia," he said.
He added that efforts to increase public awareness need to be pursued.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasizes that foreign migration is of course the right of every citizen, but it needs to be done in a manner in accordance with procedures in accordance with Law No. 18 of 2017.
"And then, when they arrive at the destination country, comply with existing laws and regulations in Saudi, including immigration provisions because they are all Indonesian ambassadors. So when they respect and obey local law, it also brings the good name of our nation and country," he further said.
KP2MI said that the majority of PMIs arriving from Saudi Arabia came from West Java, NTB, Banten and East Java.