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