BP2MI Collaborates With BUMN Bank To Resolve PMI Fund Detained Cases In South Korea

A number of Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) queue for body temperature checks at the Batam Center International Port, Riau Islands, Thursday, May 21, 2020. (Between-M N Kanwa)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection Agency (BP2MI) cooperates with State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) as the first step to find a solution to the case of the suspension of funds for retired Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) in South Korea (South Korea).

"I just received information after the director's visit to Korea, it turns out that there are PMI funds that cannot be disbursed. The amount is billions, even tens of billions of rupiah," said Head of BP2MI Benny Rhamdani at a press conference at the BP2MI Jakarta Office, Monday, February 26, which was confiscated by Antara.

His party is also working with banks that are under SOEs, namely BNI as one of the first steps to find solutions to disbursement of funds for Indonesian workers who have returned to the country or PMI Plenary to disburse these funds.

"According to the Korean government, the money was deposited because they also did not dare to issue it to other parties. This is what we are negotiating and of course will be assisted by Bank Negara Indonesia," he said.

In addition, the cooperation is also intended to increase financial protection for Indonesian workers working in South Korea through a scheme to place cooperation between governments or G to G. Including to facilitate the remittance and payment of insurance for Indonesian workers who work in the Ginseng Country.

According to BP2MI data, there has been an increase in Indonesian workers working in South Korea through the placement scheme G to G, namely after passing the Employee Summit System-Test of Proficency in Korea. In 2023 there were 11,570 PMI placements to South Korea, the number rose from 174 placements in 2021 and 11,530 in 2022.