Batam, Riau Islands (Antara Bali) - The Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, repatriated 30 troubled migrant workers and two toddlers from the International Batam Centre seaport on Monday, according to a Batam administration official.
"The repatriated group consisted of 17 men, 13 women and two toddlers, hailing from Java, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT)," said Febriana, a local social affairs official who deals with migrant workers' repatriation, here on Monday.
The workers had to be repatriated because some of them were not paid by their employers and the rest failed to extend the validity of their documents, she explained.
"They requested the Consulate General in Johor Bahru to send them home," Febriana stated.
She said the migrant workers would be sent back to Indonesia on a passenger ship owned by national shipping company PT Pelni.(*/DWA)
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