Chairman of the Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection Agency (BP2MI) Benny Rhamdani is determined to provide maximum protection for PMI. He and his staff conveyed a resolution for 2023 in their efforts to protect PMI.
Following up on the BP2MI Kaleidoscope at the end of 2022, the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) declared a resolution in 2023, Tuesday 31 January.
Located in the KH Abdurrahman Wahid BP2MI Jakarta Hall, Head of BP2MI Benny Rhamdani started with the statement that, the public must know exactly where the development of BP2MI's struggle in comprehensive protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI). Therefore, Benny has the intention to broadcast, and publish each BP2MI activity.
Every activity has the consequence of financing from public money. Therefore, I deliberately announced the 2023 BP2MI Resolution in front of press friends and live on social media, to start a new tradition of the era of public openness," he said.
Benny Rhamdani's first concern is the expansion of the placement of the Government to Government (G to G) scheme, as well as Government to Private (G to P), in new countries abroad. According to him, it is strange that BP2MI, which was established 16 years ago, is still working with only two countries, namely Japan and South Korea.
"Alhamdulillah, in 2022, cooperation was carried out for the placement of G to G Germany, and the release of the German PMI on January 16, 2023. If the state interferes in the process of placing PMI, from before leaving, shortly departing, working period, until the end of my tenure, then I am confident and confident, PMI's overall protection can be realized," said Benny.
Benny stated that the next 2023 resolution target is PMI protection in the form of repatriation of 12,000 PMIs, BP2MI regulatory legislation targets in the form of issuing 20 BP2MI regulations, 21 Kepka, and 10 other regulations.
In the 2020 PMI repatriation, BP2MI owes more than 180 million rupiah to the Bhayangkara Police Hospital. Then in 2021, the debt will be 2.3 billion rupiah. Meanwhile, in 2022, the debt is 841 million. It is almost certain that there will be debt again in 2023 to the Police Hospital. This budget struggle is what I are fighting for in the DPR in 2023," he said.
Benny continued, BP2MI's resolution in 2023, namely the innovation of BP2MI services, as well as realizing PMI's welfare through health insurance in placement countries, or also called the Blue Card, old age allowances, health insurance and educational allowances for PMI families.
Several times I met with the Ministry of PUPR to realize subsidized cheap housing for PMI. Not only PUPR, I also fought back and forth to the Directorate General of Customs and Excise to free the import duty of PMI goods. This is a form of our alignment with PMI," he said.
Benny's subsequent 2023 BP2MI resolution is the target of empowering PMI through the Indonesian Migrant Workers Volunteer Community (Kawan PMI), and the Indonesian Retired Migrant Workers Entrepreneurs Association (PMI).
Finally, BP2MI has a resolution to strengthen institutions, by encouraging the formation of PMI Protection Attaches, and PMI Protection Technical Staff, which will be placed in 7 countries that have the largest placements, namely Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Japan, and Germany. Despite its implementation, history has recorded us as the people who glorify PMI," concluded Benny Rhamdani.
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