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Cruise industry favors Indonesian chefs
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Indonesian chefs have been touted as favorable by international cruise industry, according to Bali Hotel and Tourism Institute (STP) head Dewa GN Byomantara.
'Indonesian chefs are popular and often sought after in the cruise industry. [For example], we received positive comments from the Holland American Line,' said Byomantara in Jakarta on Wednesday as quoted by kompas.com.
According to Byomantara, the Netherlands-based cruise line said that Indonesian chefs had remarkable work ethics and were known for their sincerity and light-hearted attitude when they are on duty.
'They rarely complain when asked to do some tasks,' Byomantara explained.
He added that around 80 percent of chefs hired in international cruise industry were Indonesians.
Despite the large number, Byomantara said that Indonesian chefs were still facing a challenge in terms of traditional culinary popularity.
"Indonesian chefs should be able to introduce Indonesian culinary aboard the ship. Our cuisine are still lagging [in popularity] behind Malaysia and Thailand's famous Tom Yam soup," he said.
According to the 2014 data from the Worker Protection and Recruitment Agency (BP3TKI), the number of male and female Indonesian workers in the cruise line industry reached 7,831 and 2,366, respectively, with most employment locations included the US, Turkey, Italy, Cyprus and Japan. (nov/kes)(+)
