US$22m to evacuate migrant workers

US$22m to evacuate migrant workers

JAKARTA: Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Jusuf
Kalla said on Monday that the government had allocated Rp 200
billion (US$22 million) for the repatriation of Indonesian
workers in Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.

Jusuf said if the safety of Indonesian workers in that region
was at risk, the government would repatriate some 80,000 workers
in the region.

"The government has put aside Rp 200 billion for the
repatriation of Indonesian workers from countries around Iraq,"
Jusuf was quoted by Antara as saying.

He also appealed to the Indonesian people to avoid violence
when venting their anger against the invasion of Iraq by the
United States and Britain. --Antara