Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (SBMI) and Greenpeace Indonesia held a peaceful protest in front of the Ministry of Manpower office to urge improvement for placement policies and protection of migrant worker crews from Indonesia working on foreign fishing vessels outside the country. The protest was held one day before the commemoration of International Human Rights Day which is celebrated on 10 December.

The Ministry of Manpower has been deemed negligent in carrying out its obligations to protect Indonesian fishing crews from human trafficking. The safety and rights of Indonesian fishing crews working on foreign fishing vessels abroad are often neglected; most of them are also trapped into illegal fishing activities.