"We continue to monitor the development and hopefully, there will be no problems," Minister of P2MI, Abdul Kadir Karding, said after attending the Migrant Day event in Jakarta on Wednesday.
The ministry is also coordinating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to prepare mitigation efforts to anticipate migrant worker handling.
"We have coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to carry out mitigation," he said.
However, the minister expressed the hope that the political situation in South Korea will remain safe so that no special handling is needed for the migrant worker in the country.
"Hopefully, everything will be OK," he added.
Regarding the 13,611 approved migrant workers awaiting departure for South Korea, the Minister stated that his party is actively exploring ways to expedite their deployment.
"We are actively seeking a solution to expedite the deployment of these workers," he said.
In addition, KP2MI is also trying to control the potential increase in the roster so that it does not have a sociopolitical impact on the country.
"So, the number should not be too much, so that it does not have an impact on the sociopolitical conditions in the country," he said.
Meanwhile, the ministry is also conducting renegotiations with the South Korean government so that the 13,611 prospective migrant workers can leave for South Korea without delay.
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