Jakarta – The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) says the protection and placement of Indonesian migrant workers is ineffective. The migrant worker problem is complicated because of the absence of a fully supportive policy, BPK chief Hadi Purnomo said Tuesday.

"There is no comprehensive and transparent policy to protect the fundamental rights of migrant workers," Hadi said, as quoted by tribunnews.com.

The agency recommended the government to reevaluate all regulations, systems and mechanisms in the placement and protection of migrant workers. The government must also stop sending workers to countries with no migrant worker regulations, protection or memorandums of understanding with Indonesia, it said.