Jakarta, June 17 -- The Minister of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI), Mukhtarudin, sent off 313 migrant workers (PMI) under the government-to-government (G-to-G) scheme Batch 19 to Japan through the Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (IJ-EPA) framework.

"Today is the result of long efforts you have gone through," said Mukhtarudin at the event held at the BBPPMPV Business and Tourism, West Java, on Wednesday.

In his remarks, Mukhtarudin expressed his deep appreciation to the Japanese Government for the close strategic cooperation that has been established since 2008.

The minister said that this cooperation would not only strengthen economic relations between the two countries but also open up significant oppor...