JAKARTA Deputy Minister for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (Wamen P2MI) Christina Aryani encourages cooperation with the private sector in expanding the placement of Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) to Eastern Europe.
This encouragement was conveyed by Christina when receiving a visit from PT Tenhal Co-Founder Working Together, Abetnego Tarigan, at the KemenP2MI office, Jakarta, Monday, July 28.
"Our ministry continues to open up space for dialogue with the private sector to expand access to PMI placement to the global work market, especially Eastern Europe which is the focus of Tenhal," said Christina.
He said this kind of cooperation was important to open safe and verified placement routes, especially in the formal sector.
"Things can help the government open the tap for placement to formal sectors that are safe and verified," he said.
PT Tenhal is known to focus on opening job opportunities for Indonesian workers in a number of Eastern European countries, such as Slovakia, Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey, Croatia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary.
On that occasion, Abetnego said that his party was exploring job opportunities in the industrial sector, especially manufacturing and services such as hospitality.
"We see very significant demand for workers from Indonesia. Even for 2025-2026 alone, the demand that has entered us has reached more than 1,500 vacancies," Abetnego said.
Verification Constraints And Financing Schemes
Despite the wide open opportunity, Abetnego revealed a number of obstacles in the field. One of them is the slow job order verification process from the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) in destination countries.
"Later verification can hinder the entire placement chain, not only for us, but also for other companies," he said.
In addition, he highlighted the shift in the labor placement financing scheme by destination countries. According to him, now many European countries no longer bear the costs of placement, while some people in Indonesia still think the entire process is free of charge.
"Even though it was explained by the Deputy Minister that free-cost policies only apply to the domestic sector such as household workers. For the industrial sector, financing such as tickets and visas is justified by regulations," he explained.
Non-procedural PMI Can Get Legality
During the meeting, it was also discussed the fate of Indonesian migrant workers in Europe who had not been officially registered. Many of them work without legal documents because they do not go through an official placement scheme.
Christina said that the government had prepared a mechanism so that non-procedural workers could obtain legality without having to return to Indonesia.
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Through the Indonesian Migrant Worker Card (E-PMI), workers can take care of legality directly from the destination country. This is important because the cost of returning to Indonesia is quite large, and now there is a more practical solution," Abetnego quoted Christina as saying.
Closing the meeting, Abetnego stated PT Tenhal's commitment to supporting the government in socializing new regulations, as well as providing training and increasing competence for prospective workers.
"This is a big momentum to show the strength of Indonesian human resources at the global level," he said.
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