Riau Islands among 'hot spots' for smuggling of Indonesian migrant workers


JAKARTA, April 8 (Bernama):The Riau Islands are identified as one of the 'hot spots' of human trafficking in Indonesia, said the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD.

Through a post on his Instagram account, he said that the region, especially Batam, is also used by the syndicate as a gateway for smuggling Indonesian migrant workers abroad.

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