SOE Minister Erick Thohir Asks BNI For Help To Open Job Opportunities For Diaspora Abroad

BNI branch office in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo: Doc. BNI)

JAKARTA - SOE Minister Erick Thohir asked Bank BNI for its MSMEs to help the Indonesian diaspora to open a business in order to raise the Indonesian diaspora class as well as assist Indonesian workers abroad.

"I ask BNI for its MSMEs to focus on the diaspora. Many Indonesian diaspora abroad are outclassed by the Malaysian and Vietnamese diaspora," said Erick Thohir while giving an online Nationality Public Lecture at Airlangga University, Surabaya, East Java, quoted from Antara. , Wednesday 13 October.

According to Erick Thohir, SOEs need to intervene to help the Indonesian diaspora with financial assistance to open a business in the diaspora destination country.

"What's wrong with intervening in the Indonesian diaspora with financial assistance, such as opening a restaurant. If later the Indonesian diaspora opens a restaurant, Indonesian people will also work there," he said.

Not only asking BNI to help the Indonesian diaspora to open a business, Erick is also currently working with the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) to map the countries that need workers and their fields.

"We are also now pushing together with BP2MI, which is to map which countries need workers and what fields. Japan needs up to 400,000 nurses, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) also needs nurses. We will send nurses," said Erick Thohir.

The Minister of State-Owned Enterprises said that now many other countries are getting older because they are getting older and they need new workers in their country.

"In addition to opening employment opportunities in the country, I also support the development of Indonesian workers abroad with BP2MI," said Erick.

Previously, SOE Minister Erick Thohir stated his commitment to encourage SOEs to support Indonesian migrant workers.

Erick Thohir appreciates BP2MI's steps in collaborating with Bank BNI to provide convenience to Indonesian migrant workers through a fee waiver program for Indonesian migrant workers to obtain people's business credit facilities and credit without collateral.

According to Erick, state-owned companies are currently providing support to Indonesian migrant workers, one of which can be seen in the facilities for the arrival of migrant workers at Angkasa Pura through a special route so that Indonesian migrant workers no longer have to wait.

He mentioned that there are also special lounge facilities so that irresponsible people don't blackmail them.

The Minister of SOEs added that the Ministry of SOEs and state-owned companies is always tasked with providing support to many ministries or state institutions because they are building the ecosystem.