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Indonesian Migrant Worker Association Demands Ministry Performance Review

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Indonesian Migrant Worker Placement Companies Association (APJATI) urged President Prabowo Subianto to evaluate the performance of the Ministry of Migrant Worker Protection (KP2MI).
  • APJATI stated that the ministry's transformation from an agency to a ministry has not yielded significant performance improvements and called for system readiness before sanctions are imposed on placement companies.
  • Key issues include a 15-year moratorium on placement in the Middle East and slow verification of job orders for countries like Japan.

The Indonesian Migrant Worker Placement Companies Association (APJATI) has called for a comprehensive evaluation of the Ministry of Migrant Worker Protection (KP2MI), urging President Prabowo Subianto to assess its performance. APJATI argues that the institution's transformation from the National Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BP2MI) into a ministry has not been accompanied by tangible improvements in its work.

APJATI assesses that the institutional transformation has not been followed by real performance improvements, and asks the government to fix its own system readiness before imposing sanctions on Migrant Worker Placement Companies (P3MI).

— Ketua Umum DPP APJATI, Said Saleh AlwainiIn a press release in Jakarta.

"APJATI assesses that the institutional transformation has not been followed by real performance improvements, and asks the government to fix its own system readiness before imposing sanctions on Migrant Worker Placement Companies (P3MI)," stated Said Saleh Alwaini, Chairman of DPP APJATI. He emphasized that APJATI acts as a partner, supporting the agenda of protecting Indonesian migrant workers but demanding that policies impacting businesses and employment be based on legal certainty, justice, and good governance principles.

Alwaini further noted that a ministry's success should not be measured solely by the number of regulations issued or sanctions imposed, but also by the speed of services, legal certainty, the strength of worker protection, and an increase in procedural placements. "What the community needs is a change in performance, not a change in name. Therefore, we ask the President to evaluate KP2MI comprehensively," added Secretary General Maria Ginting.

What the community needs is a change in performance, not a change in name. Therefore, we ask the President to evaluate KP2MI comprehensively.

— Sekretaris Jenderal DPP APJATI, Maria GintingHighlighting fundamental issues that remain unresolved.

APJATI highlighted several unresolved fundamental issues. These include the nearly 15-year moratorium on placing workers in the Middle East, which lacks a clear resolution roadmap. Additionally, the verification and approval process for job orders to Japan and other destinations is slow, often taking up to a year, causing potential job opportunities to be lost before they can be filled.

In many cases it takes up to a year, so job opportunities are lost before they can be filled.

— Maria GintingDescribing the slow verification process for job orders.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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