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Moratorium on seafarer recruitment short-term answer: ministry

A moratorium on the recruitment of Indonesian seafarers on foreign fishing ships would only serve as a short-term ...

Nine Indonesian sailors working for Chinese vessels reach Jakarta

Nine Indonesian sailors, who reportedly endured inhumane treatment from their masters while working for several Chinese ...

DFW proposes moratorium on seafarers working for Chinese fishing boats

The Indonesian Destructive Fishing Watch (DFW) has proposed a moratorium and evaluation on the policy to send ...

Indonesian police name three suspects over human trafficking case

Indonesian Police named three suspects over a human trafficking case of 22 Indonesian seafarers working for several ...

Police to scrutinize agencies that recruited crew for Chinese ship

Head of the National Police’s General Crime Unit, Police Brigadier General Ferdy Sambodo, stated that his ...

GP Ansor condemns China's burial at sea for Indonesian crew

Nahdlatul Ulama's youth wing, Gerakan Pemuda Ansor, denounced the decision of skippers of Chinese fishing boats to ...

Six buildings used for quarantining Malaysia-returned migrant workers

The Social Affairs Ministry has readied six buildings in some regions to function as temporary shelters to quarantine ...

Returning migrant workers testing negative for COVID-19 sent home

The Social Affairs Ministry sent home 51 of the 144 migrant workers deported by Malaysia after they tested negative for ...

Indonesian police foil attempt to smuggle 17 people to Malaysia

Police in Riau Province thwarted an attempt by a transnational human trafficking syndicate to smuggle 15 Indonesian and ...

Ministry ensures deported migrant workers from Malaysia healthy

The Social Affairs Ministry has made assurance of the 114 Indonesian migrant workers deported from Malaysia to Riau ...

Indonesian police nab a Sri Lankan for human trafficking case

The Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) of the National Police has arrested a Sri Lankan citizen on charges ...

Burger King to employ people with disabilities

Ministry of Social Affairs and Jakarta-based PT Sari Burger Indonesia, which operates Burger King in Indonesia, have ...

KPAI records 4,369 violations against children's rights in 2019

The Commission for Indonesian Children Protection (KPAI) recorded a total of 4,369 violations against children's ...

Malaysian arrested over human trafficking charge in Sebatik waters

The Water Police Directorate of the North Kalimantan Provincial Police arrested a Malaysian national on charges of ...

Indonesian Navy stations chopper in Malacca Strait

The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) has stationed a Helly BO 105 helicopter to support marine security operations in the ...