JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI) Christina Aryani responded positively to the hashtag #KaburAjaDulu trend that developed on social media (medsos).

"It's okay that Indonesian citizens are looking for a better life," said Christina as stated in a statement obtained in Jakarta, Tuesday, February 18.

According to him, seeking a better life by working abroad is the right of every Indonesian citizen (WNI).

However, he underlined the importance for the community to find a better life while still complying with the applicable laws and regulations.

Deputy Minister Christina reminded that the process of working abroad must continue to follow legal procedures so that they are safe and protected.

He emphasized that there are a number of laws and regulations that apply to people who want to become migrant workers, one of which is Law Number 18 of 2017 concerning the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers.

Thus, for Indonesians who are interested in the #KaburAjaDulu trend, he appealed to them to dig deeper into information about working abroad to avoid international crime cases.

"And please don't use it as an excuse to try to go illegally and lead to a problem," he said.

The former member of the Indonesian House of Representatives emphasized that the state, through the Ministry of Indonesian Migrant Workers (Ministry of P2MI), is ready to be present to facilitate public curiosity and the departure process for Indonesian migrant workers to work abroad.

He also appealed to people interested in working abroad to continue to monitor the P2MI Ministry's channel which continues to update information about opportunities to work abroad safely and procedurally.

"The presence of the state for those who depart in accordance with the provisions is a guarantee of legal and social protection provided by the state," said Deputy Minister Christina.

For people who are interested in becoming migrant workers, they are balanced to access the website Sisko2pmi.bp2pmi.go.id which provides up-to-date information about job opportunities abroad.


The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)

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