406 return Welcomes minister citizen / workers with problems

The Government of Indonesia to repatriate 406 of the Citizen / Labor Indonesia (WNI / TKI) with problems originating from Kuwait and Jeddah Saudi Arabia. Group WNI / TKI problems had arrived at around 13:30 pm with a Garuda

From the amount of 406 citizen / workers of problems had come from 326 people, while about 80 people coming from Jeddah. Of this amount, it WNI / TKIB that from Jeddah Saudi Arabia recorded 62 adults, the children and 13 infants.

Drs minister. Muhaimin Iskandar, M. Si together with the Minister of Justice and Human Rights Patrialis Akbar, Deputy Foreign Minister Triyono Wibowo and Head of National Agency for Placement and Protection of Indonesian Workers (BNP2TKI) Moh. Jumhur Hidayat and representatives of the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare welcomed citizen / TKIB it.

"They were sent home for free with a special plane Garuda and subsequently repatriated to transport workers from Data Collection Terminal Building IV Selapajang workers, Cengkareng," explained minister in Sukarno-Hatta Airport, Tuesday (10/11).

Muhaimin Iskandar said the government will make efforts to resolve the rights of migrant workers who returned to the country, including insurance coverage.

"The Government is committed to fix the system-off workers out of the country, is a form of government concern. Repatriation policy was adopted as a short-term measure. For the long term, the government will be firm and disciplined candidate before allowing workers to work outside

Currently, Muhaimin said, there are still thousands of other workers who live in several camps in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Kuwait. They will also be released in stages.

Meanwhile, Minister of Justice and Human Rights expresses Patrialis Akbar, the institute seeks to slap iterus of TKI placement program.

This commitment is realized with the cost of making the passport eliminate workers. This free passport policy for the new workers would leave. While the extended passport is currently considered to be reduced costs.

Also, be to accelerate and simplify the immigration check-checking of documents can be checked directly workers above the plane.

Vice Foreign Minister Triyono Wibowo disclose the number of migrant workers with problems every year to reach 24,000 people. They have a problem with the employer for unpaid wages, sexual harassment, etc.. There is also the use Umroh visa to work or there is a document had crossed the line.

Until 1230 it's been a successful migrant workers sent home with problems. Permasalahanyang experienced citizen / workers with problems are usually complicated, because it requires returning a long time, especially when related to legal issues.

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