BP2MI Regulation concerning Exemption of Indonesian Migrant Worker Placement Fees Contains 10 Terms (1)

DDHK.ORG - In July 2020 Migrant Workers Protection Agency Indonesia (BP2MI) issued Regulation No. 09 of 2020 concerning Exemption of Indonesian Migrant Worker Placement Fees (PMI). As posted on the official BP2MI Facebook page, the implementation of this regulation was inaugurated on August 12, 2021.

The institution led by Benny Rhamdani claims that the BP2MI Regulation Number 09/2020 is the basis for the implementation of the Zero Cost program or the waiver of placement fees for PMI abroad.

In one of its considerations, the issuance of this regulation is intended, “To implement the provisions of Article 30 paragraph (2) of Law Number 18 of 2017 concerning the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers for the protection of Indonesian migrant workers, Indonesian migrant workers cannot be burdened with costs in the placement process. ."

DDHK News published 10 articles contained in the regulation in several series of articles. This is the first article (1) of 6 posts made.

Article 1

In this Agency Regulation what is meant by:

1. Placement Fee is the cost required for the placement process in order to meet the requirements and support costs to work in the country of placement destination.
2. Prospective Indonesian Migrant Workers is every Indonesian worker who meets the requirements as a job seeker who will work abroad and is registered with the district/city government agency responsible for the field of manpower.
3. Indonesian Migrant Workers is every Indonesian citizen who will, is doing, or has been doing work by receiving wages outside the territory of the Republic of Indonesia.
4. Indonesian Migrant Worker Placement Company hereinafter referred to as P3MI is a business entity incorporated as a limited liability company that has obtained written permission from the minister who carries out government affairs in the manpower sector to provide placement services for Indonesian Migrant Workers.
5. Employer is a government agency, government legal entity, private legal entity, and/or company in the country of placement destination that employs Indonesian Migrant Workers.
6. Employment agreement is a written agreement between Indonesian Migrant Workers and Employers that contains the terms of work, rights and obligations of each party, as well as security and safety guarantees while working in accordance with the provisions of the legislation.
7. Indonesian Migrant Worker Placement Agreement hereinafter referred to as Placement Agreement, is a written agreement between the executor of the placement of Indonesian Migrant Workers and Prospective Indonesian Migrant Workers which contains the rights and obligations of each party, in the context of the placement of Indonesian Migrant Workers in the destination country of placement in accordance with the provisions of the legislation.
8. Work visa is a written permit granted by an authorized official in a country of placement destination containing approval to enter and carry out work in the country concerned.
9. Social Security is a form of social protection to ensure that all people can meet their basic needs for a decent life.
10. Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency hereinafter referred to as BP2MI is a non-ministerial government agency tasked with implementing policies in the integrated service and protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers. (continued) [DDHKNews]