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Migrant Care reported that 2012 remained a gloomy year for Indonesian migrant workers as many of them were still prone to discrimination, violence, harassment and death sentences.

The Manpower and Transmigration Ministry has issued a regulation that will allow migrant workers to arrive at the regular passenger terminal of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten.

The Indonesian Consulate General Office (KJRI) in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, has sent home 17 migrant workers after it was discovered they were working in the country illegally.

PUTRAJAYA: MALAYSIA and Indonesia yesterday reaffirmed ties by committing to  boost bilateral trade and finding amicable solutions to address domestic workers' issues.

Migrant Care reported that 2012 remained a gloomy year for Indonesian migrant workers as many of them were still prone to discrimination, violence, harassment and death sentences.

The number of Indonesians working abroad could decline in the coming years as minimum wages in various regions of the country rise, some labor activists and workers say.

SANDAKAN: Indonesian workers in the palm oil industry are apparently returning home now because of the upswing in the palm oil industry in their home country, and this has raised concerns on the ability of the Malaysian palm oil industry to fill the void with local workers.

Indonesia yesterday warned its citizens not to work as maids in Malaysia in the wake of its nationals found locked up in a building in Bandar Baru Klang.