Jakarta, April 11 -- The Ministry of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KP2MI) confirmed that 19 non-procedural Indonesian migrant workers were strongly indicated to be victims of human trafficking (TPPO) in Dubai.

"Regarding the 19 people who are indicated to have experienced human trafficking in Dubai, it is true that they fled from their employers," P2MI Minister Abdul Kadir Karding stated in a press conference on Friday.

After fleeing, they were lured to work at a new location, where they were introduced to a pimp and subsequently forced into working as commercial sex workers, he revealed.

Out of the 19 people, Karding stated that seven had returned to Indonesia while the remaining 12 are currently undergoing legal proceedin...