Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) meets with visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 1, 2022. (Lukas/Presidential Press Bureau/Handout via Xinhua)
JAKARTA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob met on Friday in Jakarta, witnessing the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on migrant workers.
Widodo said the MoU regulates the process of placing, monitoring and repatriating Indonesian migrant workers working in Malaysia.
"Indonesian migrant workers have contributed a lot to the development in Malaysia, and they should be offered rights and protections from both countries," Widodo told a joint press conference here at the Merdeka Palace.
The two sides also discussed cooperation in issues of human trafficking and the national border.
On the same occasion, the Malaysian prime minister said that this MoU ensures that all processes and mechanisms for the protection of migrant workers will be carried out comprehensively.
"Several initiatives were also carried out by the Kingdom of Malaysia regarding the welfare and social protections of domestic workers, including efforts to prevent violence," he added. ■