Illegal CPMI To 3 ASEAN Countries Increase 27 Times, KemenP2MI Masifizes Prevention Strategies

The RDP of Commission IX of the DPR together with the Minister of P2MI ABdul Kadir Karding and the Secretary General of the Ministry of Manpower and Attache at the DPR Building, Jakarta, Monday, April 28. (Nailin-VOI)

JAKARTA - Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection Minister (P2MI) Abdul Kadir Karding reported to Commission IX of the Indonesian House of Representatives that Indonesians who go to work in Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos unprocedurally or illegally are increasing.

Minister Karding said that those who worked illegally to Myanmar experienced a large 27-fold increase. The illegal Indonesian migrant workers are indicated to be entangled in a criminal case of trafficking in persons (TPPO).

"There was a big spike from Myanmar, 26 people in 2024 to 698 people in 2025. The increase was almost 27 times," said Minister Karding at the Hearing Meeting (RDP) of the Ministry of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KemenP2MI) with Commission IX of the DPR RI at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday, April 28.

Minister Karding revealed that until now the Ministry of P2MI and the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Service Center (BP3MI) have prevented 7,701 prospective illegal migrant workers (CPMI) from leaving for the three countries in ASEAN.

"Data on prevention from 2024 to March 31, 2025, there are a total of 7,701 prospective Indonesian migrant workers that we can prevent by KP2MI and BP3MI," said Minister Karding.