The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) in Amman said the government shelter there was empty, this shows their success in solving the problems faced by Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) in Jordan, and this achievement is the second after 2 months previously it was also empty, Tuesday (10/10). /12/2019).
“We are targeting that in 2019 the problems faced by migrant workers who are in shelters can be resolved,” said the Indonesian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Jordan and Palestine, Andy Rachmianto, in Amman, Jordan, on Sunday (8/12) local time. .
Reporting from state media, Andy said that as a form of state presence in the service of Indonesian citizens/BHI, the Indonesian Embassy in Amman has made various efforts to ensure that services and protection for Indonesian citizens with problems run well. In addition to carrying out case mediation efforts and assistance on returning home, the Indonesian Embassy in Amman has also visited prisons for criminal cases and cases of immigration violations on a regular basis.
So far, the achievements of the Indonesian Citizens/PMI Protection Task Force from 2017 to the end of 2019 are considered to have yielded quite good results. During this period, the Indonesian Embassy in Amman has succeeded in assisting the mediation process and the repatriation of 682 PMIs and 16 of their children, and the return of labor rights that were successfully fought for both through the court process and mediation amounting to Rp12 billion.
“The emptiness of the Griya Singgah shelter does not mean that the Indonesian Embassy’s efforts to help resolve cases of Indonesian citizens/PMIs who are still there. We will always be present in protecting Indonesian citizens who are still in Jordan,” Andy explained.
He added, as a representative of the Citizen Service in carrying out the function of protection and legal assistance to Indonesian Migrant Workers with Problems (PMIB), on Friday, November 29 2019, the Indonesian Embassy in Amman, facilitated the repatriation of one PMI who was the last occupant of the Griya Stopover Shelter at the Indonesian Embassy in Amman. Namely Eel (31 years), PMI from Cianjur, West Java.
“With the completion of the Eel problem, the Griya Stopover Shelter at the Indonesian Embassy in Amman is no longer accommodated there,” said Andy.
The Manpower Attache of the Indonesian Embassy in Amman, Suseno Hadi, added that the effort to return home through mediation for the settlement of labor rights is an effort that is prioritized in resolving PMI cases, rather than going through the courts. If an agreement is not found, then the settlement process is delegated to the court.
Since the enactment of the Minister of Manpower Decree No. 260 of 2015 concerning Termination and Prohibition of the Placement of TKI on Individual Users in Middle Eastern Countries, the sending of TKI is no longer carried out. However, the remaining problems are still being faced.
“It is estimated that with the vacancy of the Griya Singgah shelter this year, at least it has become a history of achievements in efforts to protect Indonesian citizens including PMI at the Indonesian Embassy in Amman, and we will continue to fight for the rights and protect the remaining Indonesian citizens/PMIs,” he concluded.
