Anwar Swears to Protect Dignity of Indonesian Migrant Workers

Millions of Indonesian citizens work in Malaysia. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has promised that improvements will be made this year in the placement and protection of migrant workers.

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President Joko Widodo talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Presidential Palace, Bogor, West Java, Monday (09/01/2023). This is Anwar Ibrahim's first visit as prime minister of Malaysia after being inaugurated on November 24.

BOGOR, KOMPAS – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo have both committed to stepping up protection for Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia. The two leaders have repeatedly discussed thisissue for years, but it has yet to bear any fruit.

President Jokowi welcomed Prime Minister Anwar at Bogor Palace in West Java on Monday (9/1/2023). One of the issues discussed at their meeting was Indonesian migrant workers.