NTB Manpower And Transmigration Office Confirms PRT Shipments To The Middle East Are Still Closed

PMI from Malaysia entered Indonesia's border at PLBN Entikong, West Kalimantan, Thursday, November 25, 2021. (ANTARA-Agus Setiawan)

NTB - The Manpower and Transmigration Office (Disnakertrans) of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) emphasized that the moratorium on sending Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) to Middle Eastern countries is still valid.

"The sending of PMI to the Middle East for the formal sector has opened examples in hotels or companies but it is specifically Saudi Arabia. The domestic sector (housemaid/PRT) in other Middle Eastern countries since 2015 until today has not been opened," said Head of the NTB Manpower and Transmigration Office, I Putu Gede Aryadi in Mataram, Tuesday, July 4, quoted by Antara.

This affirmation was conveyed by the Head of the NTB Manpower and Transmigration Office in response to the fact that there are still residents from NTB who are still determined to try their luck to countries in the Middle East region even though they are still moratorium.

Gede Aryadi said specifically regarding the sending of PMIs from the domestic sector to Saudi Arabia through the One Canal Placement System (SPSK) program.

"SPSK does have a pattern of protection for one canal, guarantees the company, documents by the company and guarantees it by insurance. The semi-formal term is not a head system but outside Saudi Arabia it is still closed," he explained.

Therefore, continued Aryadi, with the existence of a PMI moratorium to countries in the Middle East region, except Saudi Arabia, he appealed to people who want to work abroad not to be tempted by the lure of brokers.

"That's why we urge the public not to believe in the lure of brokers," he said.