‘Toll Road’ for Non-procedural Migrant Workers
Several passengers who traveled from Batam to Tanjung Pengelih in Malaysia are suspected of being non-procedural Indonesian migrant workers. Authorities did not do much to stop them.
Passenger activities on board the MV Allya Express from Batam, to Tanjung Pengalih, Malaysia, Tuesday (6/12/2022).
BATAM, KOMPAS — Since May 2022, at least 200 non-procedural Indonesian migrant workers departed on two ferries from the international ferry terminal in Batam, Riau Islands, to Tanjung Pengelih, Malaysia. Revelant port officials in Batam did not do much to prevent the migrant workers from leaving for Malaysia without following the established procedures.
The incident unfolded with a report from a migrant worker activist in Batam, R.D. Chrisanctus Paschalis, who boarded the MV Allama Express 3 ferry on Tuesday (6/12/2022). At that time, the ferry departed from the Batam Centre Point International Ferry Terminal to the Tanjung Pengelih Ferry Terminal with 140 prospective Indonesian migrant workers who did not have formal work documents.