Jakarta, July 9 -- Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers Minister (P2MI) Abdul Kadir Karding and the fisheries sector's labor unions' representatives discussed protection for the sector's Indonesian migrant workers, especially ship crews, in a meeting at the ministry, Tuesday.

Based on the statement of the Ministry of P2MI here on Wednesday, Minister Karding emphasized the importance of collaboration and system improvements so that migrant workers, especially ship crews, no longer work outside legal procedures and receive proper protection.

"Many of them work abroad, but they are not registered in our system," he remarked.

"This poses a high risk of violence and violates labor rights. Some of them have even been dumped at sea. We do...