"The policy will be implemented in an effort to export only skilled migrant workers from the formal sector. Workers from the informal sector face many problems, forcing the government to deal with these cases," he said here on Tuesday.
The minister added that the government has already stopped sending Indonesian female workers from the informal sector, such as domestic helpers, to Saudi Arabia.
"However, although the government has stopped the program, there are still many informal workers who are leaving for Saudi Arabia illegally," Iskandar pointed out.
He noted that the government has to spend a lot of money to finance the repatriation of some 6,000 workers every year.(*/DWA)
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