COVID-19 Impact: Tens of Thousands of Migrant Workers Return Home
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Indonesian migrant workers (IMWs) were forced to return from their placement countries due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. They have no income because they predominantly work in the informal sector.
The latest data, released on Sunday (March 29th) by the Harian Kompas newspaper, indicates that at least 33,503 migrant workers have decided to return to Indonesia. These tens of thousands of migrant workers came from 85 placement countries. However, a significant number remain in their placement countries due to in-country quarantine restrictions.
According to the Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection Agency (BP2MI), the returning IMWs primarily originated from Malaysia, with a total of 11,566. Hong Kong follows with 9,075 IMWs.
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