Indonesia is set to soon open in Riau Islands
the country’s first trauma center for psychologically troubled Indonesian
migrant workers.
The
center, currently under construction, will sit on 2.5 hectares of land in
Tanjung Pinang.
The
provincial administration officially gifted the plot of land to the Ministry of
Social Affairs, which will run the center, during a ceremony in Batam on
Thursday.
Social
Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri, speaking after the ceremony, said Riau
Islands was chosen as the location for the new center because the province was
frequently visited by migrant workers on their way to destination countries,
especially Malaysia, or
on the
way back to their hometowns.
Some of
these workers, especially those having faced problems in their workplaces, were
often traumatized and needed psychological treatment.
“We
can’t just send them back to where they come from. We must first take care of
them until their mental health recovers,” Salim said.
He said
the construction of the center was expected to be completed within the next
three months.
Riau
Islands recorded an average of 30,000 migrant workers stopping by in the
province every year since 2003, including 16,000 troubled workers deported from
Malaysia last year.
Antara
The
Jakarta Globe
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