KemenP2MI Finally Finds Indriati Family, Migrant Workers Who Died In Malaysia

Illustrations - The Bodies of Migrant Workers arriving in the country (DOK KemenP2MI/VOI)

JAKARTA - The body of Indonesian migrant workers Indriati was finally buried after the past three weeks without certainty. The news about Indriati's not yet buried has gone viral on social media because the person concerned has no relatives.

Based on news of a faction (brafax) from the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) Kuala Lumpur, Indriati is known to have died in a hospital in the Land of Nine, Malaysia, on January 30, 2025. Since then, no family has taken care of his body.

Based on passport data and population administration information system (SIAK), Indriati's address in Nanga Tayau Village, Amen District, Lebong Regency, Bengkulu.

Meanwhile, her husband's address is in Brasau Village, Tungkal Ulu District, West Tanjung Jabung Regency, Jambi.

The Ministry of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KemenP2MI) then coordinated with the West Tanjung Jabung Regency Manpower Office and P4MI Jambi to trace the Indriati family regarding the certainty of funerals.

Luckily, the search was successful and a team from the Ministry of P2MI-West Jabung Manpower Office and P4MI Jambi managed to find the Indriati family.

"The family sincerely accepts this sad news and wants the deceased to be buried in Malaysia because it is not possible to be buried in Tanjung Jabung Barat, Jambi," the report read.

"The family also expressed their gratitude to the Ministry of P2MI, BP3MI Riau and South Sumatra, as well as elements of the relevant government who have found victims even in sad news, because they have lost contact two years ago," the report said.