Tanjungpinang (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection\nAgency (BP3MI) of the Riau Islands (Kepri) is continuing to refine a\nspecial scheme for border workers, known as Special Border Treatment\n(SBT), to provide legal certainty and protection for residents of border\nareas working in Malaysia.<\/p>\n
The Head of BP3MI Kepri, Kombes Pol Imam Riyadi, stated in\nTanjungpinang that the scheme is designed as an effort to provide a\nlegal pathway for the mobility of workers from border regions who have\ntraditionally engaged in economic activities in the Johor and Melaka\nareas.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis proposal specifically covers communities from Karimun Regency,\nRiau Islands Province, and Meranti Regency, Riau Province,\u201d Imam said in\nTanjungpinang on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The employment sectors under this scheme will be limited to seven\nfields based on existing needs, namely construction, agriculture,\nplantations, livestock, restaurant services or shopkeepers, and cleaning\nservices.<\/p>\n
To ensure security and proper documentation, workers and employers\nwithin the SBT scheme will be required to be registered in the official\nSBT database system.<\/p>\n
Imam noted that the SBT scheme could serve as a solution to manage\nlabour requirements in Malaysia, which have long been met by residents\nfrom border regions.<\/p>\n
\u201cMalaysia\u2019s needs in certain sectors can essentially be fulfilled by\nresidents of Kepri and Riau from Karimun and Meranti. Discussions\nregarding this have also taken place within the Sosek Malindo forum (the\nbilateral socio-economic cooperation forum between Indonesia and\nMalaysia), supported by visits from the Construction Industry\nDevelopment Board (CIDB) Malaysia to the region,\u201d said Imam.<\/p>\n
He added that the implementation of the SBT scheme must go\nhand-in-hand with increasing the capacity of local human resources.\nCompetency enhancement programmes, such as \u2018SMK Go Global\u2019, can be\nutilised to prepare prospective workers with qualifications that meet\njob requirements.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndonesia can also adopt a similar scheme to that implemented by\nThailand. Most importantly, in accordance with the President\u2019s\ndirectives, we must ensure there is no more exploitation of Indonesian\nmigrant workers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Head of BP3MI Kepri added that relevant ministries, agencies, and\nlocal governments will undertake regulatory harmonisation to support the\nimplementation of the SBT scheme.<\/p>\n
This harmonisation includes aligning the technical regulations of the\nKP2MI, drafting bilateral agreements, and preparing local regulations to\nserve as the operational legal umbrella in border areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough cross-sectoral discussions, the government continues to\nmature the concept of cross-border labour mobility governance to provide\nlegal certainty, improve worker documentation, and strengthen protection\nfor border community members working abroad,\u201d said Imam.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bp3mi-riau-islands-refines-special-scheme-for-border-workers-1790420398", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }