House rejects Ciracas port

House rejects Ciracas port

JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) has rejected a
government plan to move the special compound for returning
migrant workers from the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to
Ciracas in East Jakarta, saying that it was not cost- nor time-
efficient.

Deputy House Speaker Muhaimin Iskandar said on Wednesday that
moving the so-called TKI terminal to Ciracas would only open the
door to more extortion.

Minister for Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea had
proposed to move of the TKI terminal to Ciracas due to rampant
extortion at the Terminal III.

Muhaimin also urged the House to deliberate on the bill on
migrant workers protection in order to protect workers both here
and overseas. --Antara