The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) encourages the government to attract more skilled expatriates to work in the country while not neglecting the local workforce.
Tigor M. Siahaan, Kadin’s department head of monetary policy and financial services, claims that the number of foreigners working in Indonesia should be 1-2 million, and more must be done to reach foreign direct investment (FDI) targets.
Some foreign business associations, including the European Business Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (EuroCham), have raised concerns related to the work permit process’s complexity and a lack of clarity and transparency in the government’s regulations on foreign workers. This would increase foreign investment and attract more foreign workers who can transfer knowledge and skills to Indonesian workers.
Indonesia had over 138,000 foreign workers in the first ten months of this year, according to Manpower Ministry data. The figure was up from more than the 111,000 people recorded at the end of last year.
Around 48% of this year’s expatriates came from China, followed by Japan and South Korea.
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