Immigration Commissioner Siegfred Mison said in Manila that a delegation from Indonesia visited the country last week and met with him.
He said they agreed to strengthen cooperation to address the serious plight of refugees and asylum seekers of other nationalities entering their borders.
The visiting group was composed of officials and members of the Desk of People Smuggling, Refugee and Asylum Seeker of Indonesias Coordinating Ministry of Political, Legal and Security Affairs, philstar.com reported.
During the meeting, Mison cited the need for stronger cooperation and tighter measures since detecting human trafficking victims is rather difficult, considering millions of people come and go through the ports each year.
Authorities from Indonesia noted that most victims of human trafficking are Filipinos desperately seeking jobs abroad using tourist visas falsified by syndicates, the Philippine media reported.
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