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POLICE FOIL ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO SEND 12 MIGRANT WORKERS TO SINGAPORE,
DUBAI

The Riau Islands Police have rescued a dozen Indonesian migrant workers in Batam from
suspected trafficking attempts to Singapore and the United Arab Emirates and have arrested
three suspects allegedly involved in the scheme.

Riau Islands Police general crimes unit deputy director Adj. Sr. Comr. Ruslan Abdul Rasyid said
local residents had tipped the police off to a shelter for undocumented migrant workers near the
Cipta Emerald Batam Centre Company.

"We rescued two undocumented female Indonesian migrant workers and one caretaker identified
by the initials SC," Ruslan said on Wednesday The police later found 10 undocumented
Indonesian migrant workers, all women, in a shelter in the Muka Kuning Paradise Company
building in Sagulung district, Batam, and arrested another caretaker, identified as FA.

"Later we also detained another suspect with the initials DW," he added.

The police said DW had reportedly offered the women domestic helper jobs in Dubai and
Singapore with a monthly salary of Rp 6 million (US$409) through the "Batam Jobs Vacancy"
account on Facebook.

SC had allegedly been involved in recruiting potential migrant workers from their villages, the
police said.

Investigators confiscated mobile phones, signed statement letters, nine passports and a limited
partnership permit for the Aura Ria Batam Company as evidence.

"The suspects have violated Article 81 of Law No. 18/2017 on the protection of Indonesian
migrant workers, which carries a maximum of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to Rp 15 billion,"
Ruslan said, as quoted by kompas.com. (trn).

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