Launching 3 Gold Migrant Villages In Wonosobo, Minister Of Karding Targets Local Economy To Grow Through Foreign Exchange

JAKARTA - Minister of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI), Abdul Kadir Karding, inaugurated three villages in Wonosobo Regency, Central Java as the 'Gold Migrant Village' which is projected to be a model for managing migration of safe, legal workers, and directly impacting village economic growth.

The three villages are Jlamprang Village, Kuripan Village, and Margosari Village. The inauguration of the gold migrant village was carried out on Wednesday, June 25.

"This Golden Migrant Village is the mutual cooperation of all stakeholders in a village to provide protection services for Indonesian migrant workers. The form of service is information, socialization, literacy, business assistance as well as other things needed to minimize at least one illegal departure," said Karding in his statement.

Karding emphasized that the Golden Migrant Village is an important element in building the governance of migrant workers in a structured manner, especially starting from the village level.

"If this is managed, it could be big money. If it is managed, it will be beneficial. If it is managed, it will be a blessing for our society," he said.

Bumidaya Village in South Lampung is one of the villages that is a role model. Of the 2,000 villagers, about 250 work in Taiwan and send routine foreign exchange of up to IDR 500 million per month to the village.

"Why is that possible? Because there is a migrant ecosystem that is jointly managed by village heads, village officials, and the community. That's what we have to imitate," he explained.

According to him, the remittance funds that enter the village can be used to improve family welfare, strengthen the local economy, and even boost regional income if managed properly.

Therefore, all parties, from local governments, village officials, to the community, to work together to ensure safe and procedural migration governance.

"We want all those who go abroad to be legal. So we need to work together, from upstream to downstream villages in the destination country," said Karding.