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foreign-workers

Business 7 years ago

Govt expects facts to dispel rumors of Morowali foreign workers influx

The government expects that the rumors of an influx of foreign workers at Central Sulawesi's Morowali Industrial Park would be laid to rest after journalists investigating the story uncovered facts that negated the rumors.

Lifestyle 7 years ago

Foreign tech workers in US face higher hurdles in visa applications

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services recently updated its guidance, taking a much stricter approach to approving applications that are largely filed by those seeking work in the tech industry.

Business 7 years ago

No language requirement for foreign workers, State Palace says

Presidential spokesman Johan Budi Sapto Prabowo has said that there is no language requirement for foreign workers as Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 20/2018 on foreign workers only requires that employees provide Indonesian language training.

Opinion 7 years ago

PREMIUM
Foreign worker regulation: The rights and wrongs

Toward the end of 2017, the Central Statistics Agency reported that 121 million of the total 128 million workers in Indonesia were employed.

Business 7 years ago

Ministry to bring back Indonesian language requirement for foreign workers

The Manpower Ministry is now preparing a regulation to bring back the requirement for foreign workers to speak Indonesian, an official has said.

National 7 years ago

May Day rallies to be attended by 200,000: Unions

The president of the Confederation of Indonesian Labor Unions, Andi Gani Nena Wea, has estimated that some 75,000 to 85,000 people will attend a May Day rally in front of the Presidential Palace on May 1, or May Day, in Jakarta.

Opinion 7 years ago

PREMIUM
New foreign worker policy good news for investors

This particular provision gives fresh appeal for foreign workers, as their expertise may be utilized for two certain companies.

Editorial 7 years ago

EDITORIAL: We welcome foreign workers

The regulation has been designed in large part to expedite the permit process of hiring foreign workers for occupations that cannot be filled by local workers in light of speeding up investment.

Business 7 years ago

New regulation on foreign workers part of administrative reform: Jokowi

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo underlined on Wednesday that Presidential Regulation No 20/2018 on foreign workers, which he signed last month, was part of an administrative reform to simplify the procedure of issuing permits to foreign workers.