Jakarta – The very first batch of 145 Indonesian migrant employees deported from Malaysia arrived in Indonesia on Thursday.
The 145 workers have been classified as a vulnerable group, director general of advancement and positioning of employees and job chances expansion at the Workforce Ministry, Suhartono, said here on Thursday.
The deportation of the Indonesian migrant workers was carried out under the observance of health procedures, he notified. Right after coming to Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten, the employees were taken to the Wisma Atlet COVID-19 Emergency Situation Healthcare Facility in Kemayoran, Jakarta, where they will undergo quarantine before returning to their home towns, he said.
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The deported employees include six kids aged under five and a senior.
The migrant workers hail from the provinces of Bengkulu, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, North Sulawesi comprised one respectively, while from Jambi, Central Java, Southeast Sulawesi, West Sumatra, and South Sumatera including two workers respectively .
Three workers originated from Lampung, 4 from Aceh, five from East Nusa Tenggara, 5 from Riau, 10 from West Java, 11 from Riau Island, 21 from East Java, 29 from North Sumatra, and 42 from West Nusa Tenggara.
The Board for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers will send them to their hometowns after their quarantine ends in 5 days and they evaluate unfavorable for COVID-19, Suhartono said. (INE)
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