Manpower Office Records 52 PMIs From Mataram Survived The M 7.5 Taiwan Earthquake

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The Mataram City Manpower Office (Disnaker) said 52 of its citizens who worked as Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) in Taiwan were safe after experiencing an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 on Wednesday, April 3.

Head of Mataram City Manpower Office Rudi Suryawan said the condition of 52 PMI Mataram City survived the Taiwan earthquake based on information from the NTB Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Service Center (BP3MI).

"BP3MI also promised to continue providing the latest information on the condition of 52 PMIs from Mataram City," he said in NTB, Thursday, April 4, which was confiscated by Antara.

According to him, most of the 52 PMIs from Mataram City work mostly as household assistants, elderly caregivers (elderly), and only a small part work in companies.

From BP3MI information, it is stated that so far no PMI has asked to be sent home due to trauma or other causes of the impact of the Taiwan earthquake.

They chose to stay in Taiwan and carry out their duties as usual while eliminating trauma.

"If they go home, they also need a process, so maybe they choose to keep working because of their demands and needs," he said.

However, continued Rudi, his party is optimistic that PMIs can get through this trauma and return to normal work, because residents in Mataram City and Lombok Island in general have also experienced an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 in 2018.

Meanwhile, for the existence of 52 PMIs from Mataram City in Taiwan, the Manpower Office has not yet received information whether they are at the epicenter or on the edge.

"The most important thing is that their current condition is safe and safe," he said.

However, his party will continue to check and find out the development of the 52 PMI condition from Mataram City, including through an online system. From BP3MI, he said, it is also active to provide information directly and online if there are PMIs from districts/cities in NTB who are affected by the earthquake.

"Hopefully all PMIs in Taiwan remain in a safe condition," he said.