Deported workers transit at Belawan

Deported workers transit at Belawan

MEDAN, North Sumatra: As of the second week of this month,
Malaysia has deported 725 illegal Indonesian migrant workers
through Belawan seaport, 38 kilometer south of here, since the
beginning of this year.

According to Antara, 667 of them were deported because their
passports had expired, while the rest had manipulated immigration
documents or used tourist permits to seek jobs.

The returned migrant workers were mostly from East Nusa
Tenggara, East Java and North Sumatra.

Last month, Malaysia also reportedly deported some 2,571
Indonesia migrant workers through the same port.(01)