JAKARTA - Indonesia’s Ministry of Protection of Migrant Workers revoked the operating licence of PT Tulus Widodo Putra on March 30, after the company failed to resolve the cases of 39 migrant workers and prospective workers owed a combined Rp1,051,370,000 in unpaid rights.

Director General of Protection Rinardi announced the revocation at a press conference at the Ministry's office in Pancoran, South Jakarta. The decision was formalised under Ministerial Decree Number 274 of 2026, dated March 17. 

“This revocation is a form of the government's firmness towards companies that do not carry out their obligations and ignore the protection of Indonesian migrant workers,” Rinardi said. He added the company had also twice ignored official government summons to provide clarification and undergo the sanctions process.

PT Tulus Widodo Putra had previously been suspended in March 2025. The company’s sanctions were later lifted in June 2025 after the ministry said outstanding issues involving nine CPMI had been settled, including Rp73.5 million in repayments by PT Tulus Widodo Putra.

But after twelve months of evaluation with no improvement, the ministry moved to the maximum penalty. “This is the culmination of our strict oversight. In one year of evaluation, the company continued to commit repeated violations,” Rinardi said.

The affected workers are currently placed in Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore. Despite losing its licence, PT Tulus Widodo Putra is legally required to continue supporting those workers until their contracts end. 

To help compensate the 39 victims, the government plans to use the company’s Rp1.5 billion security deposit to cover the unpaid claims, after the ministry completes verification of the affected workers’ data.

“The moment a company is sanctioned, its status on SiskoP2MI is immediately flagged red so the public cannot select it. It will only turn green again once the company has fulfilled all its obligations,” Rinardi added.