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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 ...

Efforts to empower migrant workers falling victim to human trafficking

Returning home to celebrate Eid al-Adha in late June proved to be a traumatizing experience for Wahyuningtyas, an ...

Need to recalibrate, not arrest illegal migrant workers: Komnas HAM

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has called for the use of legalization programs, such as ...

BP2MI urges victims of human trafficking to become campaigners

Head of the Indonesian Migrant Workers' Protection Agency (BP2MI) Benny Rhamdani has urged victims of illegal ...

Minister: Migrant workers can help develop Indonesia

The Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, Erick Thohir, has expressed hope that migrant workers can use and share the ...

W Kalimantan's new sports complex to host major events in the future

The Governor of West Kalimantan, Sutarmidji, has set a target for his province to host national and international ...

Bali tightens departure of migrant worker to prevent human trafficking

The Ngurah Rai Immigration Office in Bali tightens the departure of Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) to prevent workers ...

Officials probe role of Italian national in people smuggling

The Directorate General of Immigration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights is investigating the suspected ...

Trafficking syndicates spreading rumors against task force: BP2MI

Human trafficking syndicates are trying to thwart the activities of the Task Force for the Eradication and Prevention ...

BP2MI stresses on fighting human trafficking mafia

Head of the Indonesian Migrant Workers' Protection Agency (BP2MI) Benny Rhamdani has underlined the need for ...

Indonesia rescues 1,943 trafficking victims, arrests 698 suspects

Indonesia's Task Force for the Eradication and Prevention of Human Trafficking (TPPO) has rescued 1,943 human ...

No correlation of TPPO eradication with decline in placement: BP2MI

The Indonesian Migrant Workers’ Protection Agency (BP2MI) emphasizes that efforts to eradicate human trafficking ...

Police in C Java vows to crack down on transnational human traffickers

The Central Java Regional Police is committed to taking firm action against those involving in cross-border trafficking ...

BKSAP urges govt to revoke permits of unscrupulous job agencies

Deputy Chairperson of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Agency (BKSAP) of the House of Representatives ...

Ministry, East Java join hands against human trafficking

The Law and Human Rights Ministry and the East Java Government are collaborating with several stakeholders to resolve ...