Ministry Of Social Affairs Receives 3000 PPE From UN Women

Director General of Social Rehabilitation of the Ministry of Social Affairs Harry Hikmat (Twitter @unwomenid)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Social Affairs received 3000 units of personal protective equipment (PPE) from UN Women. This PPE is in the form of cleaning equipment and information materials for the prevention of violence against women, especially Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI).

The assistance will later be distributed to PMIs who will return to their areas of origin and stop at the Trauma Protection Center (RPTC) as a temporary shelter for migrant workers.

"The aid will be distributed to Tanjung Pinang and Bambu Apus because it is currently needed the most," said Director General of Social Rehabilitation of the Ministry of Social Affairs Harry Hikmat reported Antara, Thursday, August 20.

Harry Hikmat said that the handling of Problematic Indonesian Migrant Workers / Migrant Nationals of Trafficking in Persons (WNI M KPO) must still run and apply health protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moreover, Indonesia has also just received an Indonesian citizen M KPO from the borders of Malaysia, Johor Bahru and Kuching.

Harry emphasized that the Ministry of Social Affairs together with the SATGAS for the Return of Indonesian Citizens M KPO in collaboration with the Task Force for handling COVID 19 are committed to receiving the arrival of Indonesian citizens who have just entered Indonesia in accordance with established protocols.

Health checks start from arrival at the port or airport to socialization of the prevention and transmission of COVID-19 by the local Health Office.

. @ unwomenid & @uni_eropa distributed 3,000 units of PPE & information materials for the prevention of violence against women to @KemensosRI to support women migrant workers during the # COVID19 pandemic. @ GlobalSpotlight #SafeandFair #SpotlightEndViolence pic.twitter.com/K0UagVbYsY

- UN Women Indonesia (@unwomenid) August 19, 2020

"Before leaving for Indonesia, they were subjected to a quick test. When they arrived in Indonesia, the Ministry of Health had also tested a swab in collaboration with the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries because most of them boarded ships," he explained.

After arriving and entering the RPTC, a quick test was also carried out again. According to him, repeated examinations must be taken to ensure the health of migrant workers.

"So the checks are repeated many times because the quarantine period can be 14 days, so the before-after (before-after) is considered to detect if something is reactive," he said.