Jakarta, Oct. 30 -- Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Ministry (KP2MI) stopped an East Java migrant worker candidate from departing after being recruited as a mercenary with promises of a Rp40 million monthly salary and a Rp400 million signing bonus.

In a statement released on Friday, KP2MI reported that officials from the P2MI Service Post at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport provided assistance and conducted an in-depth inquiry into the individual on October 30, following reports that he had independently decided to cancel his departure.

Minister for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers Mukhtarudin urged the public to remain cautious regarding overseas job offers that promise high earnings without providing clear detail...