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Judul Missing valid data on migrant workers hinders protection management
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positive - Achmad Santosa (CEO of Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative (IOJI)) It necessitates the
creation of an integrated database on ship crew members

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The non-existence of valid single data on migrant workers has hindered the management of
protection of Indonesian crew members on foreign ships, according to the Indonesian Migrant
Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI).

"I have to admit that the absence of valid single data on the number of ship crew members as
well as migrant workers in other sectors posed an obstacle for the Indonesian government. How
can we protect them if we do not have the exact number," BP2MI Head Benny Rhamdani
remarked here during a webinar on protection for Indonesian crew of foreign ships on
Wednesday.

Rhamdani noted that Indonesian workers, including ship crew members, contributed notably to
the country's foreign exchange income, with remittances by migrant workers reaching Rp158.9
trillion annually.
"That would constitute some seven percent of the total state budget," he stated.

MISSING VALID DATA ON MIGRANT WORKERS HINDERS PROTECTION
MANAGEMENT

Jakarta - The non-existence of valid single data on migrant workers has hindered the
management of protection of Indonesian crew members on foreign ships, according to the
Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI).

"I have to admit that the absence of valid single data on the number of ship crew members as
well as migrant workers in other sectors posed an obstacle for the Indonesian government. How
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