Ministry Of Manpower And BP2MI Failed To Depart 21 Non-Procedural Indonesian Migrant Workers

JAKARTA - The Joint Team between the Ministry of Manpower and the Ministry of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BP2MI) succeeded in thwarting the departure of 21 people as non-procedural Indonesian migrant workers to the Middle East.

Initial information was obtained by the Ministry of Manpower team from the public regarding the non-procedural departure of Indonesian migrant workers through Soetta Airport, Tangerang and Kertajati Airport, Majalengka, West Java.

Plt. Director General of Manpower and K3 Supervision (Binwasnaker and K3), Fahrurozi said the first inspection was carried out on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang.

After coordinating with the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Immigration Office, he continued, the Joint Team prevented the departure of five prospective migrant workers from Trenggalek, Cirebon, Madiun, Nagekeo, and Karawang.

"Currently, the five prospective migrant workers who are victims of non-procedural placement are placed in the Bambu Apus RPTC for further handling. The case will be reported to the Police in order to obtain legal handling of the perpetrators who non-procedurally dispatch them," he said in an official statement, Sunday, December 15.

Then, he continued, the second inspection was carried out at Kertajati International Airport, Majalengka, Saturday, December 14. The team has been observing since 04.25 WIB before successfully preventing them from leaving.

Fahrurozi said the team had also coordinated with the Cirebon Immigration Office and the immigration checkpoint at Kertajati Airport. The joint team conducted interviews, examined documents, and asked for information on the 16 women.

"And it was concluded that they would work as ART in the Middle East region, namely Dammam, Qatar, Riyadh, Jeddah. Furthermore, the team and 16 suspected non-procedural migrant workers headed to the West Java Regional Police to make a Police Report (LP)," he said.

Furthermore, he explained that the 16 victims of the non-procedural placement will be temporarily placed in the West Java BP2MI shelter for further information collection by the labor control team before being sent back to their area of origin.

The Ministry of Manpower deeply regrets and is concerned about the practices of placing migrant workers, especially to the Middle East, non-procedurally continuing. This must be prevented and eradicated to its roots because it harms all parties, both prospective migrant workers themselves and their families, even harms the country's reputation," he said.

The government will take action against anyone involved in the placement of non-procedural workers, because it has great potential to violate human rights and has great potential for criminal acts of people (TPPO).

"So it is important to take firm action and severe law against anyone involved in the process of placing migrant workers non-procedurally," he said.