PMI Rises In Central Lombok, Central Government Steps In To Provide Protection

Job seeker residents at the Manpower and Transmigration Office of Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara. (ANTARA)

PRAYA - The Central Government has designated two villages in Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, as locations for the Productive Migrant Village (Desmigrature) program to strengthen protection for prospective Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI).

"The two villages are Lantan Village, North Batukliang District and Aik Darek Village, Batukliang District," said Head of the Manpower Placement Division at the Manpower and Transmigration Office of Central Lombok Regency, Syamsul Rijal, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, April 5.

The productive migrant village program from the Ministry of Manpower targets PMI families or former PMI, so this program is more focused on empowerment or training.

"Residents are given capital assistance in groups to develop their business," he said.

The desmirgative program is implemented with the aim of serving the process of placing and protecting CPMI which will work, both at home and abroad. In addition, encouraging the village government to actively prevent illegal CPMI shipments.

"This is one of the government's programs to reduce illegal CPMI shipments," he said.

Villages that have been designated in the program are provided with facilities and infrastructure to support information services to the public.

"The village is also equipped with a migration service center or information about job opportunities," he said.

He said the number of Central Lombok residents who became CPMI was quite large, so this program was very good for increasing community empowerment in order to prevent illegal CPMI cases.

"We hope that this program can be developed in other villages, especially villages that become CPMI pockets," he said.