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PPATK, BP2MI collaborate to protect migrant workers

The Indonesian Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) and Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection ...

Sexual violence bill can offer hope to victims of abuse

For GH, a sexual violence survivor, the trauma of further harassment after reporting the assault has been unimaginably ...

Penal Code fails to adequately protect sexual assault victims

The Penal Code (KUHP) does not yet provide adequate protection to women victims of sexual violence, Commissioner of the ...

Consumers becomes more conscious of fishing practices: Iskindo

Global consumers are becoming more discerning about fishery products, including whether the fish are captured legally ...

COVID-19: One worker of Benjina's fishing firm dies, 28 quarantined

One worker of fishing firm PT Pusaka Benjina Resources (PBR) in the remote island of Benjina, Maluku Province, ...

Ministry registers 1,451 cases of Indonesian crew on foreign vessels

The Foreign Affairs Ministry recorded 1,451 cases involving Indonesian crew members on foreign-flagged fishing vessels ...

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 ...

Indonesian crew members trapped in modern slavery at sea: Minister

Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah acknowledged that Indonesian crew members, especially those working for foreign-flagged ...

Fishing vessel captain accused of abandoning 7 seamen

The captain of a fishing vessel, KM Jaya Utama, has been accused of leaving seven crew members stranded at the Merauke ...

A closer look at government's efforts to protect Indonesian seafarers

The news of three Indonesian sailors, who died aboard two Chinese fishing vessels, Long Xin 629 and Long Xin 604, ...

UN adopts Indonesia-initiated resolution on protection of seafarers

The UN General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution initiated by Indonesia on international cooperation to ...

Over 150 sailors working on 12 Chinese fishing vessels repatriated

At least 155 Indonesian seafarers and the bodies of two sailors who died while working on board Chinese fishing vessels ...

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 ...

Indonesia suggests MLA treaty with China for ship crew handling

Indonesia has suggested the formation of a mutual legal assistance treaty with China to handle alleged human ...

Natuna SAR team evacuates seven fishermen of capsized boat

- and Husaini, aged 54, who died. Related news: Clamor grows for ending trafficking, slavery on the seas Related ...