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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 ...

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Clamor grows for ending trafficking, slavery on the seas

On June 5 this year, two sailors — Reynalfi, 22, and Andri Juniansyah, 30 — jumped off Chinese-flagged ...

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 ...

Indonesian sailor buried at sea allegedly a modern slavery victim

Indonesian sailor Herdianto, who died aboard Chinese fishing vessel Lu Qing Yuan Yu 623 on Jan 16, 2020, and buried in ...

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Indonesia demands China's accountability for boat abuse

The horrific news on three Indonesian sailors on board of two Chinese fishing vessels who died in December 2019 and ...

Need to probe Indonesian crew deaths on Chinese boats: watchdog

Human rights watchdog Migrant CARE said Indonesia needs to propose an investigation into alleged violations of ...

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 ...

Contract marriages leading to human trafficking: minister

Contract marriages have become the new modus operandi of individuals looking to grab victims for human trafficking and ...

Anti-sexual violence bill crucial weapon in fight against rape culture

A young girl in college had to bury her dreams of being a literature graduate as she had been raped by a famous poet ...

Hundreds march to prompt lawmakers to pass anti-rape bill

Hundreds of people comprising individuals and civil society groups marched in front of the House of Representatives ...

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Asia-Pacific news agencies wage full-on war against fake news

Fake news has turned out to be the next wave of misinformation warfare in the digital era following the election of ...