Ministry of Immigration and Corrections
Directorate General of Immigration
JAKARTA - The Ministry of Immigration and Corrections appointed 146 immigration officers from all regions in Indonesia as Immigration Officers for Village Development (Pimpasa) in the Inauguration Grand Roll Call of Immigration Officers for Village Development, Monday (04/11/2024).
Minister of Immigration and Corrections Agus Andrianto, who led the roll call, said that the implementation of the Immigration for Village Development and the establishment of Pimpasa is the manifestation of the Asta Cita of the President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, especially the Seventh Asta Cita," strengthening political, legal and bureaucratic reforms and strengthening the prevention and eradication of corruption, drugs, gambling and smuggling."
"Immigration Officers for Village Development is the implementation of the eighth of 13 acceleration programs of the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections, which emphasises the prevention of human trafficking (TPPO) and people smuggling (TPPM). Indonesians have the right to make the best efforts to improve their living standards, including choosing the opportunity to work abroad. However, the Government needs to take mitigation steps to minimise the risk of manipulation and people smuggling by irresponsible individuals in organising and sending Prospective Indonesian Migrant Workers (CPMI)," said Minister Agus.
The Pimpasa Program is one of the national scale programs of the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections, along with local governments and village officials in various regions in Indonesia. The focus of Immigration for Village Developments is to facilitate access to information related to the Indonesian passport by involving village officials as an extension of the immigration office. In addition, this program provides education to the community about the dangers of human trafficking (TPPO) and people smuggling (TPPM), primarily through the Non-Procedural Indonesian Migrant Worker (PMI) placement channel. To date, there are 125 Immigration Villages for Development throughout Indonesia.
"Pimpasa will also collect information such as input and questions from the community regarding immigration issues. So it is an early warning system for immigration information," he continued.
Referring to the official statement of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia dated 27 March 2024, in 2023, the number of PMI placements was recorded at 274,965, up 37% from 2022 and 176% from 2021. Meanwhile, data collected by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) in the 2023 Population and Labor Mobility Statistics Report shows that in 2022, 99.8% of PMI in the informal sector were women. In terms of education level, more than 70% of PMI are Junior High School (SMP) and Senior High School (SMA) graduates. Agus Andrianto explained that the Indonesian people's high interest in seeking their fortune abroad needs to be accompanied by sufficient literacy. It opens up a gap for irresponsible individuals to manipulate and provide promises of welfare by working abroad illegally, which ends in disaster.
Therefore, he explained that through Pimpasa in the Immigration's Village for Development, the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections continuously educates the public, including high school students, on providing truthful information when applying for a passport. In addition, those who intend to work abroad must register through an agency verified by BP2MI.
"Migrant workers contribute greatly to the nation's economy, so we should lead and protect them as best we can. The Ministry of Immigration and Corrections fully supports the prevention and eradication of TPPO and TPPM to create better security and public welfare," he concluded.
Last updated 20 November 2024
