Two illegal workers deported<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The government has deported two of the three
\nforeigners illegally employed by publicly listed PT Bimantara
\nCitra and private television station RCTI, an official said on
\nFriday.<\/p>\n
Zaiman Nurmatias, the director of immigration supervision and
\ncontrol, said that the two deported foreigners were Rowan Mark
\nLegg from Britain and Lourdes Serafico from the Philippines.<\/p>\n
\"Rowan left the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for
\nTaipei on Friday by EVA Air flight No. BR 238,\" Zaiman said,
\nexplaining that Rowan violated Article 50 of Law No. 9\/1992 on
\nimmigration.<\/p>\n
Zaiman said Serafico departed from the airport aboard
\nSingapore Airlines' flight No. SQ 151 to Singapore.<\/p>\n
These two and also American Philip Pei Fan Wang were employed
\nat the two companies without work permits, Zaiman said in a
\nstatement made available to The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
Wang was scheduled to be deported before the June 7 general
\nelection and his departure is still being arranged, Zaiman said.<\/p>\n
Officials of the immigration directorate general began
\ninvestigations into the three men on April 22. Serafico and Wang
\nworked at PT Bimantara as marketing and technical advisers
\nrespectively, while Legg worked at RCTI as a technical adviser.<\/p>\n
Serafico and Legg both held temporary stay permits (Kitas),
\nwhile fan Weng had a stay permit (Kitap).<\/p>\n
However, none of the three had a work permit issued by the
\nMinistry of Manpower, Zaiman said, urging companies employing
\nexpatriates to abide by the existing regulations. (hhr)<\/p>",
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