Work Training Evidenced To Be PMI Palak Rp10-20 Million, Head Of BP2MI: We Encourage Revocation Of Permit

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

JAKARTA - A number of Job Training Institutes (LPK) have been proven to have abused Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI). Head of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) Benny Rhamdani encouraged the LPK to be revoked.

"It's not small, Rp. 10-20 million. We will take firm action against this LPK person, we encourage him to revoke his permit. If there is a criminal act of fraud and others, we will take action," said Benny in a written statement in Jakarta, Tuesday, January 17, confiscated by Antara.

He revealed that the "naughty" LPK mode was by harassing PMIs with a value of Rp. 10-20 million, under the pretext of being a thank you.

What made Benny even more emotional was because the LPKs made opinions as if PMIs had passed the test, thanks to the important role of LPK.

"There is a report from PMI itself, there are LPK personnel who feel that PMI has passed the test as if it were because of their role. If PMI gets an invitation to fly, it's as if it's because of them. I said it was a lie," he said.

Benny also emphasized that BP2MI could not arrange test graduation until arranging PMI's departure from abroad.

All of that, according to him, is the authority of the parties in need of PMI.

"This 'naughty' LPK builds a way of thinking as if it were due to their role, so that before PMI flew, it was mapped to give thank you money," he asserted.

During January 2023, BP2MI officially sent 204 PMI abroad. With detailed data, South Korea 130 PMI in collaboration with G To G, Germany 8 PMI in collaboration with G to G, and finally Poland 66 PMI in collaboration with P to P.