Government ensures the full protection of migrant workers by reviewing the PPMI Act

Jakarta – Commissioner of the Komnas Wanita period Maria Ulfah Anshor emphasized that the government is obliged to protect Indonesian migrant workers (PMI), regardless of legal or illegal status. According to him, the government should not be as if his hands with illegal PMI. “Regardless of legal or illegal departure, they are Indonesian citizens. Wherever they are, the state is obliged to provide protection. So they should no longer say that he leaves illegally, then it is as if the illegal one is justified, the state is down,” Mary said in a discussion of the female compass “revised PPMI law and the future of the protection of Indonesian Migrants” Monday, Monday, Monday (8/2525). “It is as if the government in this case also feels that illegal migrant workers are no longer their obligations,” he continued. Browse to continue with content According to Mary, the state must be present to provide the protection of Indonesian citizens in the context of fulfilling proper life rights. Although, the status of PMI is illegal. “That he is illegal, that he makes a real mistake, but still in the context of fulfilling his life rights, make sure wherever they can get a decent life. Make sure the state is present,” he said. By reviewing the PPMI Act, Mary hopes that no PMI will experience violence or exploitation abroad. This bill is expected to be a law that can provide protection for workers abroad. “Whatever the reason, where the workplace, regardless of the profession, is all gaining access to justice, they also get the fulfillment of their rights, and ensure that there is protection against the beginning of the intention to become workers abroad,” he said. Mary also asked the Indonesian government to give relationships between migrant workers and their employers abroad. And ensure the fulfillment of rights for PMI. “In this context, it is confirmed that, after placing them, migrant workers truly acquire places that do not become dark spaces, do not become spaces, and do not become spaces that keep them away from access to justice, let alone discrimination,” he said. On the same occasion, the secretary of the director general of the protection of KPPMI Dayan Victor Imanuel Blegur acknowledged that the problem of PMI with a non -procedural or illegal placement process began. According to him, the non-procedural road is vulnerable to making PMI not social security to full access to state protection. “The illegal process of non -procedural posts that then arises our PMI problems makes our migrant workers in a vulnerable position without a valid employment contract, social security and full access to state protection. As a result, when there is a problem of health law or violence,” said Dayan. Dayan said the state also faced restrictions to provide optimal protection to all migrant workers. He ensured that the review of the PMI law would bring strategic policy direction. According to him, the revision of the PPMI Act has not only changed technical policies, but also immigrant management. “The initiation of the DPR not only changes technically, but touches the core of Indonesian immigrant management, ranging from institutional placement mechanisms to comprehensive system protection,” he said. Dayan said that the review of the PMI Act does not specifically regulate the PMI Gander perspective, but as a whole and comprehensive. “In principle, this law provides protection to everyone, the article per article is specifically not mentioned (female or male workers), but all offer holistically extensive protection of migrant workers,” he said. The government is committed to providing PMI maximum protection. “We all agreed that reviewing the law that is the maximum protection to Indonesian migrants continuous,” he said. This is known, the review of the PPMI Act became the proposed by the DPR’s initiative in the 2025 National Prolechnas. Dayan makes sure he will open public space in his discussion. “The room for booking is still opened, so please, if there is, maybe if there is a desired suggestion, or we open the forum that discusses us in more detail, which is missing the proposal here or so,” he said. (Eva/DHN)