Data Quoting From BP2MI, It Turns Out That 4.5 Million PMIs Are Not Registered In The State System

Head of BP2MI Benny Rhamdani in launching the SOP and signing the MOU BP2MI with partners in Jakarta, Tuesday (15/11/2022). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) stated that 4.5 million Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) were not registered in the government-run system due to falsification of irresponsible documents and syndicates. "This is a citizen of all of us, the World Bank has released that there are 9 million Indonesians working in all placement countries. This means that there are another 4.5 million Indonesians who are not officially registered in the state-owned system," said Head of BP2MI Benny Rhamdani at the launch of the SOP and the signing of the MOU BP2MI with partners in Jakarta, Antara, Tuesday, November 15. Benny said that in the official SISKOP2MI data on the number of migrant workers registered in official placements there were around 4.5 million people. However, the World Bank (World Bank) stated that there were 9 million PMIs working abroad. Benny admitted that the portrait of PMI's condition was very concerning. They often become victims who are prone to criminal acts of trafficking in persons, experience physical or sexual exploitation, salaries that are not only paid, experience exploitation of working time, are decided unilaterally and even experience the most deaths experienced by crew members (ABK). The crew, who had been abused on the boat and died, will be carried out at sea to eliminate evidence. Even some PMIs came home sick, forgot their memories, depression, and were dressed inappropriately. “ From the 2020-31 October 2022 period, there are 3,076 PMIs declared sick where 90 percent of PMI crime victims and 80 percent of female and female victims,” said Benny. Meanwhile, handling the repatriation of PMI's body in the same period, there were 1,477 of which 90 percent were victims of PMI crimes and 80 percent of victims were women and mothers. Benny stated that PMI deserves respect from all parties, because it is one of the top five contributors to the country's foreign exchange. PMI occupies the fourth position by contributing revenue of up to IDR 159.6 trillion. Supposedly with this great contribution, the state can provide proper protection and improve PMI competence so that it can compete and be recognized by the party who is its employer in the country of related placement. “ I often say this country owes them a big debt. We owe PMI a big debt. If they don't donate to the foreign exchange of this country, then nothing can be enjoyed by us or officials on Indonesian soil,” he said. Therefore, BP2MI provides protection in the form of eradicating syndicates that sell PMI and issue a presidential letter containing a state statement asking for proper treatment for PMI in the government of the placement country. Another thing that is done is to provide training and give respect, including by forming lounges, fast tracks, ambulances PMI and family, Clinical Migrants and facilitating easy financing with reasonable interest through KUR and KTA PMI. “ They are great people, the fighters who are willing to leave land and families to achieve their beautiful dreams, and remember! Not necessarily we have the courage like them, "he said.