The Indonesian government will help 1,750 migrant workers leave Middle East for their hometowns due to legal matters they are facing there, a minister says.

Manpower minister Muhaimin Iskandar said Sunday about 1,000 migrant workers would fly back home from Saudi Arabia and 750 from Kuwait on November 9.

"I have talked with (national flag carrier) Garuda, the transportation ministry and the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Office regarding a plan to facilitate the migrant workers as part of our responsibility to protect the workers," Muhaimin said as quoted by Antara.

He said that in the long run the government would require overseas-bound migrant workers to undergo 200 hours of basic training prior to their placement. The government will withdraw the license of labour supplying companies that fail to provide the training, Muhaimin added.

"The procedure will be tightened, particularly the final preparation for placement overseas. No migrant worker will be allowed to leave the country without passing a mental test to overcome problems they may face in foreign countries," Muhaimin said.

He expected the mandatory training would help curb problems facing Indonesian migrant workers and improve their skills and competitive edge in international labour market