jpnn.com, DUBAI - Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah is attending the sixth meeting of the Colombo Process and Abu Dhabi Dialogue Ministerial Consultation for two days, October 26 and October 27, in Dubai.
The Abu Dhabi Dialogue is a forum that brings together 12 sending countries and six receiving countries for migrant workers, as well as two observer countries.
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The sending countries include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The six destination countries are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysia.
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Meanwhile, two reviewers are Sweden and Switzerland.
The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Manpower, is one of the initiators of the formation of the Colombo Process forum.
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Minister Ida said the meeting was the right moment for the government to promote Indonesia's strategy to protect and empower migrant workers.
"This is also a follow-up to the president's directive regarding the importance of the issue of protecting and empowering migrant workers, which is one of the main focuses of the Indonesian government," said Ida in a written statement released by the Ministry of Manpower on Tuesday (26/10).
The Abu Dhabi Dialogue ministerial forum is a regular meeting every 2 years.
This year, it was held by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the chair in a hybrid manner.
Two years ago, the consultation forum was chaired by Sri Lanka, while the chair for the next 2 years will be Pakistan.
Ida proposed four things that sending and receiving countries needed to agree together in order to achieve safe and fair migration.
First, the countries should encourage improvement of working conditions for female migrant workers.
Second, they should share labor market information and encourage skills recognition.
Third, they should encourage the use of technology in the fast, transparent, accountable and safe management of the placement and migration of migrant workers.
Fourth, they should encourage the development of international management related to migration by involving all stakeholders from countries of origin, countries of transit, and countries of destination.
Ida added that on the agenda for the adoption of the Joint Ministerial Declaration which will be held on October 27, the Indonesian government will encourage the commitment of the members of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue forum to agree on the importance of protecting migrant workers, who are of common interest, in realizing a just, orderly and safe migration.
"At the same time, it is an effort to improve the welfare of migrant workers and their families," she said. (mark/mcr20/jpnn)
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