We will not crack down on residents, who migrate to Jakarta, as Jakarta belongs to all Indonesians, and everyone can work in JakartaJakarta (ANTARA) - An official of the Jakarta provincial administration confirmed that the authority will not crack down on Jakarta's non-residents migrating to the capital city during the Eid al-Fitr exodus return period this year.
"We will not conduct the operation (to crack down on migrants arriving in Jakarta)," Jakarta provincial Public Order Agency’s (Satpol PP’s) head Arifin stated here on Wednesday.
In concert with Arifin, Jakarta provincial Population and Civil Records Office head Budi Awaluddin remarked that Jakarta welcomes migrants seeking a new means of livelihood in the capital city.
"We will not crack down on residents, who migrate to Jakarta, as Jakarta belongs to all Indonesians, and everyone can work in Jakarta," he affirmed.
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The provincial authority will allow arriving migrants to register their arrival in Jakarta by presenting a report to their community unit (RT) head, he noted.
Once the report is completed, the community unit authority will forward the migrant's data to the provincial agency through the registration application, the office head explained.
"(Newly arrived migrants) can also visit the sub-district office to register their arrival. Our officers will also visit neighbourhood units (RW) to record (the migrants’ arrivals)," Awaluddin remarked.
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The operation, called "Operasi Yustisi" (Operation Justice), is usually conducted by the provincial authority to crack down on migrants from other regions, especially those without valid identification.
According to the provincial authority's data, a noticeable decline in migrants' arrival in Jakarta was recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2020-2021 period.
Some 113,814 migrants arrived in 2020 and 138,740 in 2021, declining from 169,778 migrants recorded in 2019.
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Translator: Dewa Ketut SW, Nabil Ihsan
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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