In Padang, Minister Of P2MI Reveals Thousands Of Job Vacancies Abroad, Vocational And Language Capital

The Minister of Protection for Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI), Abdul Kadir Karding, revealed that until May 2025, there were 1.7 million requests for workers (job orders) from various countries. However, only about 297 thousand positions have been filled.

"This means that if Minangkabau people want to work abroad, we only need to provide vocational and language training," Karding said while attending an activity in Padang City, West Sumatra, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, June 3.

The former chairman of Commission VIII of the DPR RI explained that the 1.7 million job orders cover 14 sectors of work. About 95 percent of them are in the health sector, including domestic work, manufacturing, industry, agriculture, and the hospitality sector.

Seeing this opportunity, Minister Karding invited the public, especially in the Minangkabau realm, not to hesitate to take the opportunity to work abroad.

"The ministry will design a workforce that is not only ready, but also skilled before departing," he said.

To prevent the practice of illegally placing Indonesian Migrant Workers, his party encourages local governments, both at the provincial and district levels, to form a special foreign labor training ecosystem.

This move includes mapping destination countries such as Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Malaysia so that training can be adjusted to the needs of the labor market in these countries.

"If there is a request for work from abroad, we can adjust it according to the curriculum," explained Abdul.

He also said that Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto had given two main directions regarding the placement of PMI, namely improving the quality of protecting Indonesian workers abroad and maximizing the placement of skilled workers to boost the welfare and foreign exchange.

On the same occasion, Karding also highlighted cases of violence experienced by a number of PMI abroad. According to him, most of the victims are non-procedural or illegal workers.

"People who experience violence or become victims of injustice are those who go illegally," he said.