BP2MI Warns Distributing Companies Not To Apply Overcharging To PMI

Illustration of Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI). (Ataranews)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection Agency (BP2MI) strongly rebuked the Indonesian Migrant Worker Placement Company (P3MI) which is still applying overburdening or overcharging to Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI). "We will never mess with you, all of you (P3MI). If you return the money you are burdening PMI, then you are safe," said BP2MI Head Benny Rhamdani at a press conference at the BP2MI Jakarta Office, Monday 15 January, confiscated by Antara. If you can't return the money, Benny will continue to encourage the legal process, including recommending the revocation of the P3MI permit related to the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker). This, he said, because BP2MI does not have the authority to revoke the problematic P3MI permit. "If the permit revocation authority is in our hands, I guarantee that it is half of the hundreds, out of 300 more P3MI that we have revoked the permit. Because many P3MI are also unfit to operate as a placement (work) agency," he said.

BP2MI, continued Benny, has received as many as 113 complaints related to the problem of alleged overburdenment fees to PMI Hong Kong involving 30 P3MI, in the period December 2022 to December 2023. For this reason, he revealed that his party had clarified to the President Directors of P3MI involved and conducted mediation between P3MI and the complainants to clarify the component of what costs were borne by the employer for PMI placement. "Through the handling of BP2MI, of as many as 113 complaints, there were 70 complaints with 'completed' status and 43 complaints were still in process," he said. Benny said that his party had tried to return PMI money amounting to Rp697,485,205,-. For this reason, he thanked P3MI for being committed to returning all these nominals to PMI. "Once again, never try to overcharging, charge excess costs. I once said that until I went after the grave," he said.