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        "id": 1667499,
        "msgid": "five-migrant-workers-from-situbondo-working-in-the-middle-east-unable-to-return-home-1775742654",
        "date": "2026-04-09 20:16:01",
        "title": "Five migrant workers from Situbondo working in the Middle East unable to return home",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Five Indonesian migrant workers from Situbondo, East Java, are stranded in five Middle Eastern countries\u2014Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain\u2014due to the ongoing Iran-US-Israel conflict and have requested their families to urge their repatriation amid fears of prolonged turmoil. The local government has established a complaint post for affected workers, with the regent communicating with Indonesian consulates and planning to meet the Minister of Migrant Worker Protection. This situation highlights the vulnerabilities faced by Indonesian migrant workers in conflict zones and the government's efforts to address their safety and return.",
        "content": "<p>Situbondo (ANTARA) - The Situbondo Regency Government in East Java\nhas recorded five Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) who are working in\nMiddle Eastern countries and have been unable to return to Indonesia\nsince the outbreak of the Iran-US-Israel war.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of the Situbondo Regency Manpower Office, Suriyatno, stated\nin Situbondo on Thursday that since the Iran-US-Israel war began, the\nlocal government has opened a complaint post for migrant workers\nemployed in the conflict area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the complaint post was opened, five migrant worker families\nhave reported, and they are spread across five countries in the Middle\nEast, namely Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, and\nBahrain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe migrant workers have asked their families in Situbondo to urge\ntheir immediate repatriation because they are worried about the\nprolonged conflict in the Middle East,\u201d Suriyatno added.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Situbondo Regent Yusuf Rio Wahyu Prayogo said he had also\ncommunicated with relevant parties, such as the Indonesian Consulates\nGeneral (KJRI) in those Middle Eastern countries, and would meet with\nthe Minister of Migrant Worker Protection (P2MI).<\/p>\n<p>The five migrant workers are Ratna Ningsih from Krajan Hamlet,\nSemambung Village, Jatibanteng District, working in Saudi Arabia;\nZeiniyah Faradisa from Puri Pratama Housing Block G 15, Sumberkolak\nVillage, Panarukan District, working in Dubai, UAE; Madriadna daughter\nof Sunamu Misdur from Talkandang Village, Situbondo District, working in\nKuwait; Sri Wahyuningsih from Satonggek Hamlet, Seletreng Village,\nKapongan District, currently in a shelter in Oman; and Nurhayati from\nTenggir Village, Panji District, currently in Manama, Bahrain.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/five-migrant-workers-from-situbondo-working-in-the-middle-east-unable-to-return-home-1775742654",
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