Combating Illegal Sending of Migrant Workers Through Malacca Strait
The illegal sending of migrant workers to Malaysia by sea through the Malacca Strait continues. The law should be strictly enforced to stop human trafficking syndicates.
The traditional port activity behind the PT Pandan Bahari shipyard, Tanjung Uncang Village, Batu Aji District, Batam, Riau Islands, Saturday (22/1/2022).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS: Five consecutive ship accidents in the waters around the Malacca Strait that killed dozens of undocumented Indonesian migrant workers should be used as an entry point to take firm action against human trafficking syndicates, including the involvement of unscrupulous security forces and government officials.
The head of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI), Benny Rhamdan, said in Jakarta on Sunday (1/23/2022) that the ship accidents revealed the long-standing suspicion that the illegal sending of migrant workers overseas was backed by security forces and government officials so they could operate freely.