Jakarta, Dec. 9 -- Since taking office in October 2024, President Prabowo Subianto has introduced a series of measures to strengthen protection for Indonesian migrant workers.

A key step in this effort is the plan to establish a dedicated ministry for migrant worker protection, replacing the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) with the Ministry for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KP2MI).

These measures come amid persistent cases of Indonesians working abroad without proper documentation, making them vulnerable to human trafficking.

To mark World Anti-Trafficking Day in July 2025, the Indonesian Migrant Workers Union reported that 251 Indonesian migrant workers were suspected of being victims of traffickin...