Malaysia To Return 7,000 Ex-Migrant Workers To Indonesia

Head of BP2MI Benny Rhamdani accompanied by Governor of Kepri Ansar Ahmad at Sri Bintan Port Pura Tanjungpinang, Tuesday. (Photo: Nikolas Panama/Antara)

JAKARTA - Head of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) Benny Rhamdani informs the Government of Malaysia will repatriate about 7,000 ex-migrant workers to Indonesia through a number of ports, one of them is Sri Bintan Pura Tanjungpinang Port, Riau Islands.Dilansir Antara, Tuesday, May 11, Benny Rhamdani during a press conference at Sri Bintan Pura Tanjungpinang Port, Tuesday said the Malaysian Government informed from June 2021, all ex-migrant workers will be deported to Indonesia.The Government of Indonesia will not be discriminatory in handling the repatriation of the troubled ex-migrant workers. The central and local governments must be ready to accept and protect all ex-migrant workers with problems. The Government of Indonesia prepared a number of entrances of the troubled ex-migrant workers so as not to accumulate in one area. Synergy between the central government, provincial government and district and municipal governments is needed in dealing with the troubled ex-migrant workers.

If they get sick, he said, the government will take care of him at no cost. In Tanjungpinang, for example, the government through BP2MI has prepared a cell to treat ex-migrant workers who are sick. Especially for ex-migrant workers who contracted COVID-19 will be treated at RSKI Galang, Batam." It is not easy to deal with indonesian migrant workers (PMI) problems. Whether it is problematic or not, it must be handled to the maximum by the government. That's the government's responsibility," he said. Governor of Kepri Ansar Ahmad gave appreciation to the central government which quickly took an important role in the handling of ex-migrant workers deported from Malaysia.The entrance of ex-migrant workers deported from Malaysia in Kepri not only in Tanjungpinang, but also Dumai, Tanjung Balai Asahan and several other ports in the central region of Indonesia. The concentration of repatriation of troubled ex-migrant workers in various regions will have a positive impact on Tanjungpinang." We encourage Malaysia not only to use the port in Johor to repatriate the troubled ex-migrant workers, but also to open a port in Malacca," he said.