Migrant worker candidates deceived

Migrant worker candidates deceived

BOGOR: Six people from West Java who hoped to become migrant
workers have lodged a complaint with police that a labor export
company swindled them out of Rp 85 million.

They told police on Tuesday that PT Rajasa Utama, which asked
them to pay a total of Rp 85 million, had promised to send them
to work in Taiwan on July 25.

The victims, all from Indramayu, are aged between 20- and 30-
years old.

Taufik, 30, said he had sold his house which he inherited from
his parents for Rp 8 million and gave all his money to the
company's director Nanang Gunawan. Another victim, Mustahimin,
sold his motorcycle while Firman Suhendra sold his 24-hectare
rice field for Rp 24 million. They also gave their money to
Nanang.

In February, they arrived in Jakarta, and stayed at Nanang's
house in Gunung Sindur, Bogor.--JP