Jakarta delays new labor rules
NO CASH: The new regulations have been postponed because most Indonesian local governments have yet to allocate a budget for the training and placement fees
Staff writer, with CNA
The Indonesian government is to require employers of Indonesian migrant workers and Indonesian local governments to pay part of their placement fees starting on July 15, rather than yesterday as previously announced.
The new policy, aimed at easing the financial burden on Indonesian migrant workers, would remove the requirement for 11 types of worker, including domestic helpers and construction workers, to pay a placement fee and have the overseas employer and local government pay it instead.
Taipei, Jakarta to discuss migrant worker wrangles
Staff writer, with CNA, JAKARTA
A number of issues relating to the supply of Indonesian migrant workers to Taiwan are to be discussed today in a videoconference between officials of the two nations, the Indonesian government said yesterday.
The main issues on the agenda include Taiwan’s ban on Indonesian migrant workers due to COVID-19 concerns and a policy set to be introduced by Jakarta to transfer all preparatory costs of migrant workers to Taiwanese employers, the National Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Overseas Workers said.
The entry ban was imposed on Wednesday last week by the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) and extended the following Friday amid a spike in the number of imported COVID-19 cases from Indonesia.
Jakarta office rebuts claims of entry ban’s political motivation
Staff writer, with CNA
The Taipei Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta on Saturday said that Taiwan’s decision to indefinitely extend an entry ban on Indonesian migrant workers was based purely on COVID-19 prevention considerations and not politics.
The office said in a statement that Taiwan is willing to reopen its doors to Indonesian migrant workers when the two nations reach a consensus on disease prevention measures.
The representative office responded to comments by Benny Rhamdani, head of the Indonesian National Board for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Overseas Workers, that questioned the motives behind Taiwan’s decision.