Jakarta, March 17 -- The Ministry for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KP2MI) will require employers in Saudi Arabia to open salary deposits to provide a decent monthly income to Indonesian migrant workers (PMIs).

P2MI Minister Abdul Kadir Karding on Monday informed that the salary deposits will be included in the list of requirements in the memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia. The MoU follows the plan to revoke the moratorium on PMI placements in Saudi Arabia.

"Employers must provide a salary deposit along with the provision of a work dispute resolution committee," he informed.

According to Karding, the moratorium, which was in place since 2015, stopped PMI placements to Saudi Arabia due to lack of protection. ...