Two illegal workers deported

Two illegal workers deported

JAKARTA (JP): The government has deported two of the three
foreigners illegally employed by publicly listed PT Bimantara
Citra and private television station RCTI, an official said on
Friday.

Zaiman Nurmatias, the director of immigration supervision and
control, said that the two deported foreigners were Rowan Mark
Legg from Britain and Lourdes Serafico from the Philippines.

"Rowan left the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for
Taipei on Friday by EVA Air flight No. BR 238," Zaiman said,
explaining that Rowan violated Article 50 of Law No. 9/1992 on
immigration.

Zaiman said Serafico departed from the airport aboard
Singapore Airlines' flight No. SQ 151 to Singapore.

These two and also American Philip Pei Fan Wang were employed
at the two companies without work permits, Zaiman said in a
statement made available to The Jakarta Post.

Wang was scheduled to be deported before the June 7 general
election and his departure is still being arranged, Zaiman said.

Officials of the immigration directorate general began
investigations into the three men on April 22. Serafico and Wang
worked at PT Bimantara as marketing and technical advisers
respectively, while Legg worked at RCTI as a technical adviser.

Serafico and Legg both held temporary stay permits (Kitas),
while fan Weng had a stay permit (Kitap).

However, none of the three had a work permit issued by the
Ministry of Manpower, Zaiman said, urging companies employing
expatriates to abide by the existing regulations. (hhr)