JAKARTA - The Ministry of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KP2MI) oversees the return of 179 non-procedural Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) who were deported from Saudi Arabia to their respective homes to provide full protection for them.

"We will try to send them home as soon as possible, but also make sure they arrive home safely, no longer have problems on the road or are being tricked by individuals or brokers," said P2MI Minister Abdul Kadir Karding, according to a written statement from KP2MI on Tuesday, January 14, quoted by Antara.

He made this statement when he picked up 179 non-procedural PMIs who arrived at Soekarno Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Tuesday, January 14 in the morning.

He emphasized that the state was present in protecting PMI by providing protection until they arrived at their respective homes.

The escort was also carried out to close the space for brokers to mafia syndicates during the return.

"So we take care of it right. There are children who are entrusted, we also have to take care of it right, because their parents don't come, but they are entrusted by their friends. Well, we also have to take care of this," said Karding.

In addition, he emphasized the commitment of his ministry to eradicate brokers to mafia or prospective illegal distribution of migrant workers who often harm PMI.

If there are still brokers to mafia syndicates that make PMI victims, Minister Karding emphasized that he will not hesitate to rewarded them with severe sanctions.

"And I remind you, the brokers who are caught, the sanctions are severe. And we are currently focusing specifically on enforcing the law, beating up candidates or syndicates that we can find. Don't try to play games," he said.

The 179 non-procedural PMIs were deported by the Saudi Arabian government for violating immigration and overstay documents.

After arriving in the country, hundreds of PMIs, most of whom are women, will be sent back to their homes in their respective areas of origin.

On the same occasion, Minister Karding also mentioned that the Government of Saudi Arabia has so far deported around 500 PMIs.

This effort was made by Saudi Arabia because many Indonesian citizens (WNI) violated immigration documents to work even though the placement to work in the Middle East region was still in a moratorium.

"So a total of almost 500 people. For PMI areas, the majority of them are from West Java, NTB is the most, and several other areas are," he said.

Meanwhile, Karding also advised people who want to work abroad to follow the procedures set by the government.

This is important so that they get full protection from the government, starting from the departure process to after work.

"However, we conveyed to them that working is a right. But also to get a job, and that is especially abroad, through with the right procedure, because if not, the consequences could be more than just deportation," said Karding.


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