BP3MI Riau Prevents Three Illegal CPMIs Allegedly Will Be Hired By Judol In Cambodia

JAKARTA - Riau's Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection Service Center (BP3MI) has prevented the departure of three non-procedural or illegal Indonesian migrant workers (CPMI) who want to work in Cambodia.

Based on a press release from the Ministry of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KemenP2MI) Tuesday, February 18, it was stated that the three non-procedural CPMIs initially received work offers from their friends in Cambodia with the lure of a salary of Rp. 12 million per month.

"About 2 weeks ago, each CPMI received information from a friend in Cambodia and offered a salary of Rp. 12,000,000/month," said the Ministry of P2MI statement quoted by BP3MI Riau, which was confiscated by Antara.

Based on the information from the non-procedural CPMIs, they will go to Cambodia via Muar, Malaysia, from Dumai Port, Riau.

The CPMIs said there were two unknown people who took care of their departure from Dumai Port to Malaysia.

"Sunday, February 16, 2025, three CPMIs arrived in Dumai and were immediately picked up by two unknown people and took the three CPMIs to the 'Dumai Berkah Samudera' counter, the purchase of a ticket to Dumai-Muar," the report said.

"(They) then distributed RM 300 in cash, passports and tickets to go to Muar and deliver to Dumai's international passenger terminal," the report added.

After hearing the destination countries of the CPMIs, BP3MI Riau decided to postpone their trip, because they were suspected of working as fraudsters or online gambling admins (judols).

"On this basis, immigration together with the Ministry of P2MI postponed their departure because it was suspected that they would work illegally in Cambodia (scammer, online gambling)," wrote the Riau BP3MI report further.

Riau BP3MI officers then provide education related to the procedure for going to work procedurally abroad and also providing information regarding the number of victims of fraud while working in Cambodia.

"Furthermore, the three CPMI/PMI were taken to the P4MI helpdesk at Dumai Port to be given education and information on how to work procedurally abroad and provided with information about the number of victims of fraud working in Cambodia," the report said.

They were then handed over to the Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection Service Post (P4MI) for assistance in the repatriation process to their area of origin.

"The Dumai Police have handed over the three CPMIs to the Dumai P4MI Office for the repatriation process for migrant workers," the report said.