16 West Bandung Migrant Workers Face Problems Abroad This Year
Authorities in West Bandung have assisted 16 migrant workers who faced exploitation, illness, or death while working abroad through unofficial channels. Officials are urging citizens to use legal recruitment processes to ensure safety and state protection.
Why it matters
It highlights the ongoing humanitarian risks associated with human trafficking and unregulated labor migration in Southeast Asia.
**WEST BANDUNG -** Authorities in West Bandung, West Java, have handled 16 Indonesian migrant workers who encountered problems while working abroad this year, including unpaid wages, sexual harassment and illness.
Dewi Andani, an official with the West Bandung Manpower and Transmigration Office, said the workers had reported their problems to the authorities and sought assistance to return home.
The workers were employed in several countries and territories, including Saudi Arabia, Libya, Hong Kong, Dubai, Cambodia, Malaysia, Turkiye and Taiwan, she said here on August 27, as reported by Antara.
Dewi said the workers had left Indonesia through unofficial recruitment channels before encountering various problems while overseas.
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