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View all search resultsGovt to send 500,000 workers abroad in 2026, backed by Rp 25t budget
To kick off the program, the government will dispatch 500 prospective workers who completed training in December.
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Coordinating Social Empowerment Minister Muhaimin Iskandar (left) and Migrant Workers Protection Minister Mukhtarudin attend a coordination meeting on the SMK Go Global program on Tuesday at the coordinating minister's office in Central Jakarta. (KemenP2MI/KemenP2MI)
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oordinating Social Empowerment Minister Muhaimin Iskandar has announced that the government aims to send 500,000 skilled workers overseas under the SMK Go Global program.
Rp 15 trillion (US$896 million) to Rp 25 trillion in budget spending has been earmarked for the purpose.
“The program will begin in 2026, with preparations starting this year. First, all vocational schools (SMKs) must begin preparing from the upstream side. On the downstream side, we are strengthening partner countries and improving placement mechanisms and systems, so they operate more effectively and quickly,” Muhaimin said after a coordination meeting on the SMK Go Global program at the ministry’s offices in Central Jakarta on Tuesday.
He added that the program would involve training to help students meet minimum competency standards for working overseas, including language proficiency.
Several destination countries were currently offering strong demand, including Japan, South Korea, Germany, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Turkey, he noted.
The targeted fields of work reflect overseas labor needs, with the most in demand sectors including welding, hospitality and caregiving.
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