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Protecting Indonesian Citizens Abroad

Around 6 million Indonesian diaspora living and working in more than 150 countries around the world that have different conditions and needs of protection, the task of protecting Indonesian citizens abroad is not easy.

By
LALU M IQBAL MA'RUF
· 10 minutes read
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Hundreds of TKIs (migrant workers) from Malaysia, who had just arrived at Selatpanjang Port, Meranti Islands Regency, Riau on Monday 30/3/2020).

Over the past six to seven years, the system of protection accorded to Indonesian citizens abroad has seen extremely rapid development.

Within this process, the most memorable moment was when President Joko Widodo incorporated the protection of Indonesian citizens as one of the priorities in his nine-point Nawacita development agenda. For the first time in history, an Indonesian president has included citizen protection in their political vision. As a result, the Foreign Minister also incorporated citizen protection as a pillar of foreign policy.

Editor:
Syahnan Rangkuti
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