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Regent flies to Malaysia to retrieve body of migrant worker

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Thu, June 14, 2018 Published on Jun. 14, 2018 Published on 2018-06-14T15:51:10+07:00

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Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi speaks to Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia during her recent trip  to Penang and Johor Bahru, Malaysia, between March 15 and 18, 2017. Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi speaks to Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia during her recent trip to Penang and Johor Bahru, Malaysia, between March 15 and 18, 2017. (Courtesy of the Foreign Ministry/File)

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ember regent Faida flew to Malaysia on Monday night to retrieve the body of a deceased Indonesian migrant worker, identified as Amintyas Wahyudi, from Kuala Lumpur Hospital.

“All the outstanding hospital fees have been paid for,” she said as reported by tribunnews.com.

The deceased allegedly owed RM7,000 (US$1,755) in medical bills to the hospital. The Manpower Ministry paid RM1,500 and the Jember Administration paid the remaining RM5,500.

The deceased had been kept in the hospital for more than 14 days as his family could not afford to pay off the medical debt.

Faida reportedly flew to Malaysia because she had grown impatient with the process of returning the body.

“Learning from this incident, we urge Jember residents who work abroad to register themselves with the Immigration Office. Bad things can happen at any time but it can be easily resolved if you are documented," she said, implying that Amintyas was working in Malaysia illegally.

Amintyas, who came from Klompangan village in Jember, East Java, allegedly died from a viral infection. His body has been received by his family. (nor/swd)

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