BelitongToday, Tanjungpandan – Head of Immigration Office Class II TPI Tanjungpandan Suyatno appealed to the public or workers on Belitung Island not to be easily tempted by job offers abroad who promised salaries and facilities that sometimes do not make sense.
This is due to recently Indonesian citizens have become victims of Human Trafficking.
“We appeal to those who want to work abroad, to complete the documents. Both work documents and visas. Also, the purpose must be clear where to work and under what company, in order to complete everything,” he stated.
According to Suyatno, the mode of Human Trafficking that is often used is promising Indonesian citizens with large salaries abroad. As well as, a good job. The promise is conveyed to people who are in need.
Furthermore, the network manipulates documents. Therefore, socialization to the sub-district heads and village heads is very important.
“So that together we maintain the requirements for the correctness of travel documents in making passports, personal documents, and work permits,” he said.
Nevertheless, Suyatno continued, on Belitung Island there are no agents or travel agencies for migrant worker. However, they will strictly conduct early detection, such as through the Indonesian citizen’s documents.
“We detect how true the documents are, from the identity data, and the truth of the substance and others,” he explained.
Furthermore, they can also carry out supervision. If there are indications of passport applications or prospective workers who are suspected of being illegal, we can cross-check the field or the migrant worker agencies.
“We have that authority, and if it comes to investigating, we also have that authority,” he concluded. (Adoy).
