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BP2MI prevents illegal placement of 18 workers to Singapore

The Indonesian Migrant Workers' Protection Agency (BP2MI) and the South Tangerang Police have thwarted an attempt ...

Jokowi appoints Minister Mahfud to lead human trafficking task force

President appointed Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD as Chairperson I and ...

Indonesia, Cambodia discuss cooperation to eradicate human trafficking

Indonesia and Cambodia discussed commitment to cooperate in eradicating human trafficking at the 26th ASEAN ...

Indonesian migrant workers returning to PNG for work: ambassador

Indonesian migrant workers have started returning to Papua New Guinea (PNG) to work after leaving their jobs in the ...

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Efforts and optimism to eradicate human trafficking practice in ASEAN

In late July of 2023, a joint team from the Jakarta Metropolitan Police and the National Police Headquarters uncovered ...

Jokowi to waive migrant workers' IMEI registration fee: BP2MI

The president will waive registration fees for International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of cellphones brought by ...

RI President seeks review of management of migrant worker placements

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called for a review of the management of Indonesian migrant worker placements so ...

Ministry urges Hong Kong to increase migrant workers' minimum wage

The Indonesian Manpower Ministry is pushing the Hong Kong authority to increase the minimum wage for Indonesian Migrant ...

One Data Portal to strengthen migrant workers' protection: BP2MI

The Indonesian Migrant Workers' Protection Agency (BP2MI) said it is optimistic that the Indonesian Migrant ...

State upholding Indonesian migrant workers' dignity: BP2MI

The Indonesian Migrant Workers' Protection Agency (BP2MI) has affirmed the state's presence in upholding the ...

Indonesia, Japan's Miyagi prefecture ink pact on worker placement

The Ministry of Manpower and Japan's Miyagi prefectural government have signed a cooperation agreement on ...

Indonesian worker in Malaysia claiming to get tortured repatriated

The Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, has facilitated the repatriation of an Indonesian domestic ...

Ministry seeks more responsive monitoring of foreigners in Bali

Director General of immigration at the Law and Human Rights Ministry Silmy Karim has asked officials of the Directorate ...

SISKOTKLN service transferred to SIAPkerja app

The Foreign Workforce Computerization System (SISKOTKLN) has been transferred to the Indonesian Migrant Workers ...

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Breaking the vicious cycle of illegal migrant worker deportation

Economic pressure has been driving many Indonesians to desperately try their luck abroad, including in neighboring ...