2024-04-08 20:17:19
Saturday, 06 April 2024 – 19:18 WIB
The Directorate for the Protection of Indonesian Citizens under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the Indonesian Justitia Madani Integrity Foundation (Yayasan IJMI), held a National Seminar on Uniting for Justice: End Human Trafficking and Forced Labor. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs doc
jpnn.comJAKARTA – Director General of Protocol and Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia Andy Rachmianto said that overall, cases related to forced labor and human trafficking among Indonesian citizens abroad continue to increase from year to year.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that in 2023, there would be 53,598 cases from 35,149 cases in 2022.
Andy expressed this when the Directorate for the Protection of Indonesian Citizens under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the Indonesian Justitia Madani Integrity Foundation (IJMI Foundation), held a National Seminar “United for Justice: End Human Trafficking and Forced Labor” some time ago.
“However, amidst the continuing increase in the number of cases, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also continues to increase the percentage of case resolution, reaching 90.28 percent in 2021, 91.50 percent in 2022, and 92.02 percent in 2023,” said Andy as quoted in Jakarta, Saturday (6/4).
In fact, the Indonesian Government has confirmed its commitment to end the practice of human trafficking and forced labor through Law Number 21 of 2007 concerning Eradication of the Crime of Human Trafficking, Presidential Regulation (PERPRES) Number 19 of 2023 concerning the National Action Plan for the Prevention and Handling of the Crime of Human Trafficking. 2020-2024 and various other related legal instruments
However, there are still challenges faced, especially with the emergence of new cases such as forced scamming.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has carried out extensive education and prevention efforts, but there are still many Indonesian citizens who are trapped in risky job vacancies in Southeast Asia,” said Andy.
Director of Protection of Indonesian Citizens at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Judha Nugraha, emphasized that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs prioritizes 4Ps in the Crime of Trafficking in Persons (TPPO), namely Protection of Victims (identification of victims/non-victims of TIP), prosecution (law enforcement for perpetrators in Indonesia and in the destination country) .
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that in 2023, there would be 53,598 cases from 35,149 cases in 2022.
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