Brunei expels illegal RI workers

Brunei expels illegal RI workers

CILACAP, Central Java (JP): The Brunei Darussalam government
has expelled 19 illegal Indonesian workers from Cilacap and
Banyumas, an official said yesterday.

The Ministry of Manpower's Cilacap office chairman, Apon
Suryana, told The Jakarta Post that the expulsion of workers
Wednesday occurred because they had fake work visas issued by
illegal manpower firms.

Suryana said his office was currently investigating manpower
brokers providing services for the employment of workers
overseas. "Many Jakarta-based companies operate in Cilacap luring
local people to work overseas," he said.

He also urged local people not to be easily enticed by
attractive job offerings and big wages overseas.

Rather than ending up being cheated, he said, it was better
for them to apply for jobs through official manpower agencies
registered at the local manpower branch office. (wah)