Thousands of Indonesian workers in Saudi Arabia Ready Deported
Thousands of illegal Indonesian workers residence permit had expired now beginning to start to inhabit immigration detention centers in Saudi Arabia , waiting to be repatriated .
Consul at the Consulate General in Jeddah Residents Services , Sunarko , told BBC Indonesian that yesterday , about 3,900 workers are transported from under the overpass to home detention .
" Yesterday transported using about 60 buses , there are about 700 men , and 3,200 women . Data must still be checked at immigration , because we just haul it . "
" This morning , around 700 will set the transportation again . Our most important priority of mothers and children . "
As is known , the government of Saudi Arabia has Klikmenyediakan Tarhil or immigration detention centers to accommodate foreign nationals overstayers after the expiration of the amnesty .
Tarhil is located 45 km from Jeddah to Mecca is newly built and can accommodate about 50,000 people .
Sunarko said transport is expected to continue as the continued arrival of illegal migrants to the Palestinians under a bridge overpass in Jeddah .
" They seem to know the word of mouth that there was transport here , we are trying to fast so that they are not abandoned . "
Reports say that the workers at the detention was starving because since yesterday afternoon have not got food .
Volunteer workers in Saudi Arabia Tobibudin said : "The supply of food has now come , but their condition is weak because there was no supply of drinks and food , overnight from the Consulate General in carrying snacks but not sufficient because there are thousands out there."
Yadi Mulyadi , one of the workers who are in detention , told the BBC : " I am again in Tarhil position , but since yesterday afternoon we have not entered the building and was still off the field .
" Women and men are separated . A woman was able to get into but the problem is the same , no food . "
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Not yet known exactly when illegal workers will be repatriated to Indonesia by Saudi Arabia . However, according to Migrant Care , predicted the return of migrant workers waiting pilgrims returned to Indonesia .
"There might be sent home after pilgrims return all , the middle or the end of this month , because that 's when the plane is full, " said Sharif of Migrant Care in Saudi Arabia .
" It is estimated there are 20,000 illegal migrants who still inhabit the home detention . "
The latest information from the Directorate of Protection of Indonesian Citizens Foreign Ministry , during the amnesty period there are 101 067 Indonesians who have been given documents by the Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulate General in Jeddah .
A total of 17,259 people have been taking care of repair status to work in Saudi Arabia , the rest has to get exit permit to go back to their homeland . Approximately 6000'an people have returned to Indonesia .. ( BBC )
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