BRI Peduli Provides Entrepreneurship Training for Dozens of Former Indonesian Migrant Workers in Cirebon

Jakarta – BRI, through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative BRI Peduli, has once again implemented the Empowerment Programme for Former Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI), specifically targeting those who have completed their overseas work contracts and returned home. This time, the programme reached 60 former PMI from Cirebon Regency, West Java. The participants received various training sessions from BRI Peduli held at the Cirebon Regency Manpower Office. The training provided included basic entrepreneurship, identification of business potential and local market opportunities, business plan preparation, business management (production, marketing, and finance), mental strengthening and entrepreneurial motivation, as well as post-training business mentoring. BRI Corporate Secretary Dhanny explained that the empowerment programme for former PMI is designed to equip them with the necessary skills and knowledge to build economic resilience, both through business development and improved domestic employment opportunities. The programme aims to enhance the entrepreneurial knowledge and skills of former migrants in developing businesses, whilst equipping them with sustainable business planning and management capabilities. Through this programme, participants are encouraged to start or develop productive businesses suited to the potential and opportunities in their respective regions. Participants will also receive intensive business mentoring to support more optimal and sustainable business growth. ‘With the support of experienced mentors, they are expected to improve their welfare, whilst actively contributing to driving community economic development,’ Dhanny stated. According to PMI placement data from December 2025 from the Data and Information Centre of the Ministry for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers, West Java is the largest source region for PMI in Indonesia, accounting for approximately 21.93 percent of the national total and showing an increasing trend. At the district/city level, Cirebon Regency is among the top five PMI source regions, contributing 4.02 percent, with numbers rising from 767 to 886 people, a 15.51 percent increase in 2025. ‘This indicates that Cirebon Regency is one of the priority areas in efforts to empower former migrants, which is expected to increase capacity and economic resilience, encourage the growth and development of productive businesses they manage, and open up sustainable livelihood opportunities domestically,’ he added. Meanwhile, Tanipa, a former PMI from Bungko Lor Village, Kapetakan, Cirebon Regency, revealed that the empowerment activity organised by BRI provided immense benefits. For Tanipa, the former PMI empowerment programme not only equipped participants with material on business validation but also provided an understanding of financial literacy, including how to manage business finances and business development strategies. ‘The material provided is very relevant to the needs of former PMI in developing businesses. I hope similar training can continue to be carried out by BRI so that more former PMI can experience the positive benefits of the programme,’ Tanipa asserted.