Foreign Minister: 114,587 Indonesians Returned Home amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Indonesia’s Foreign Minister emphasized that the Ministry is closely monitoring the condition of remaining overseas Indonesians.

Helping Indonesians Abroad

Since mid of March, the government through the Indonesian embassies and consulates in Malaysia have distributed around 304,608 packages of daily goods to Indonesian citizens.

The Indonesian Diaspora members in Malaysia have sent out 109,168 similar packages.

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In total, there have been over 413,776 packages sent to Indonesians citizens based in Malaysia.

A total of 481,940 packages have been sent out to overseas Indonesians living elsewhere around the globe.

Aid for Indonesian Migrant Workers

The Indonesian Foreign Ministry’s distribution of packages to overseas Indonesians are mostly sent to the country’s migrant workers.

Judha Nugraha confirmed on June 17 that Indonesian migrant workers are the most affected groups during the coronavirus pandemic.