Surabaya, East Java, July 11 -- Indonesian Migrant Workers' Protection (P2MI) Minister Abdul Kadir Karding lauded East Java as the only province with a regional regulation dedicated to the protection of migrant workers.

"East Java is a concrete example of a region providing support for its residents who are working abroad," he stated during a meeting with East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa in Surabaya, East Java, on Thursday.

He expressed appreciation to the East Java Provincial Government for its strong commitment to safeguarding Indonesian migrant workers, including by preventing non-procedural placements of workers by disseminating information in villages.

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