#migrant workers protection

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Projected 49,682 Indonesian migrant workers to return home in Apr-May

Some 49,682 Indonesian migrant workers will return home from April to May 2021 since their work contracts have expired, ...

Missing valid data on migrant workers hinders protection management

The non-existence of valid single data on migrant workers has hindered the management of protection of Indonesian crew ...

BP2MI met with Taiwan to discuss suspension of PMI's placement

During an online meeting, officials from Taiwan have assured the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) ...

Apply LTSA to improve migrant workers' protection and placement

The Ministry of Manpower has encouraged local governments to significantly contribute to streamlining the management, ...

Repatriation of 4,600 migrant workers via Entikong in Jan-Dec 2020

The Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI), West Kalimantan, recorded that some 4,600 migrant workers ...

BP2MI searches house accommodating would-be ship crew in North Jakarta

The Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Board (BP2MI) conducted a search of a three-story house that accommodated ...

BP2MI to launch task force against illegal migrant worker placements

The Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection Agency (BP2MI) will launch its task force for the eradication of illegal ...

Government ensures migrant workers return to their hometowns safely

The government would facilitate Indonesian migrant workers to return to the country in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic ...

President urges close monitoring of COVID-19 transmission clusters

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has laid emphasis on closely monitoring COVID-19 transmission clusters in various ...

Opinion

Stranded far from home: the protection of Indonesian migrant workers

*Hana Naufanita is a research intern at the Jakarta-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies ...

BP2MI thwarts move to dispatch illegal workers to Malaysia

The Agency for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BP2MI) has foiled an attempt to dispatch illegal workers ...

Indonesia, Malaysia discuss migrant workers protection

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail discussed two issues related ...

Ministry foils attempt to smuggle illegal migrant workers

The Manpower Ministry has foiled an attempt to smuggle 20 illegal migrant workers to Singapore and Malaysia, in an ...

Urgent need for fair treatment of migrant workers

The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) assessed the death of 21-year-old Adelina Sau, a ...

Indonesia opposes Malaysia`s direct hiring scheme

The government has opposed Malaysia`s direct hiring scheme for migrant workers in the informal sector and banned ...