Indonesia: Assistance sought for nearly 70,000 repatriated migrant workers who lost jobs during pandemic
"Indonesia Repatriates Nearly 70,000 Migrant Workers From Malaysia", 30 April 2020
People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Bambang Soesatyo has asked the government to provide assistance for Indonesian migrant workers so they can return home during the coronavirus pandemic.
Bambang raised the issue after dozens of migrant workers from Malaysia were forced to find their way back to Indonesia on a boat through illegal route.
Many migrant workers have lost their jobs during the pandemic, the MPR speaker said.
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...[A] total of 68,129 have returned by boat (69 percent), buses (18 percent) and planes (13 percent).
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The minister said 11,505 Indonesian crew members who were working on cruise ships around the world have also arrived back in Indonesia.
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