Flying To Macau, Minister Of Manpower Ida Fauziyah Asks Indonesia To Be Involved In Placement Of PMI In Domestic Sector

Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah and Chief Executive of Macau, Ho Lat Seng... (Doc. Ministry of Manpower)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Manpower, Ida Fauziyah flew to Macau during a working visit to hold a bilateral meeting to discuss strengthening cooperation in the employment sector between the two parties.

Ida is scheduled to meet with the Chief Executive of Macau, Ho Lat Seng today, Friday, May 10 local time.

During the meeting, Ida said that so far the relationship between Indonesia and Macau in terms of the placement of the workforce has been going well. This can be seen that the number of Indonesian migrant workers working in Macau, which currently reaches 6,501 people.

In addition, said Ida, the protection of migrant workers in Macau, especially in the formal sector, is sufficient. Such as regulations that require migrant workers in Macau to follow work accident insurance.

"I believe that the leadership of Mr. Ho Iat Seng, Chief Executive of Macau, support and cooperation between Indonesia and Macau in the field of employment, especially in increasing protection for Indonesian migrant workers, can be stronger, more developed, and sustainable," said Ida in an official statement, Friday, May 10.

On this occasion, Ida emphasized several things. First, the placement of Indonesian migrant workers in the domestic sector is still carried out by direct hiring, without any endorsement from the Government of Indonesia.

"Therefore, in this regard, we propose to the Macau Government to open up space for the Indonesian Government to be involved in the placement of Indonesian migrant workers in the domestic sector," he said.

Second, continued Ida, regarding foreign workers in the formal sector in Macau who are categorized as specialized workers or non-specialized workers. Where the protection of foreign workers in Macau in the non-specialized workers category is considered inadequate.

Ida said that this is a concern for the Government of Indonesia because Indonesian migrant workers in Macau work in the formal sector.

"We invite the Macau Government to jointly determine anticipatory and policy steps in providing proper and adequate protection for Indonesian migrant workers, and put it in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)," said Ida.