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View all search resultsFamily questions lost belongings of migrant workers who died in S. Korea
Reza Valention Simamora went missing from a fishing vessel on Sept. 23, 2025, in South Korea, and was found dead four days later.
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The mother of Reza Valentino Simamora is crying in this still picture taken from a video when opening a box on April 15 containing the suitcase of his son, who died in a work accident on a fishing vessel in South Korea, in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra. Reza went missing from a fishing vessel on Sept. 23, 2025, and was found dead four days later. (tribunnews.com/-)
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he family of the deceased migrant worker Reza Valentino Simamora has filed a complaint after his belongings were returned, save for work attire, two cell phones and passport.
Reza died in an accident while working as a crew member on board the Garamho fishing vessel in South Korea.
His father, Saut Tarulitua Simamora, said that his son’s goods went missing during the repatriation process from South Korea.
He said Reza’s goods were sent through sea cargo and entered Tanjung Emas Port in Semarang. They were then handed over to his family by North Sumatra Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Service Agency (BP3MI) on April 15.
Saut said when the goods arrived at his house on Jl. Dame in Patumbak district, Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, the suitcase was already open and the contents were scattered. Whereas the suitcase was sent from South Korea in a good condition.
“I complained because the suitcase was sent from South Korea in a good condition, not opened like this,” he told reporters on Thursday.
“But when it arrived in my house, the suitcase was already opened and the contents were scattered. We cannot let this go, this must be investigated.
