Vice President Ma'ruf Amin Hopes To Change Your Mind With Japan Regarding Natural Disaster Response

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin at the Vice Presidential Palace, Jakarta. (Doc. BPMI Setwapres)

JAKARTA - Vice President (Vice President) Ma'ruf Amin hopes that there will be a synergy of exchanging knowledge about applied knowledge related to the response to natural disasters with Japan.

"I need to add to the improvement of Human Resources, Japan does provide us with many scholarships, as well as technical skills training. We hope that later Japanese language teaching, vocational education and disaster response community strength will be expanded," said the Vice President at the Wisma Duta. Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) Tokyo, Japan, Monday 26 September.

The Vice President conveyed this to attend the invitation to dialogue with Indonesian citizens in Japan, and a lunch with the host Indonesian Ambassador to Japan Heri Akhmadi and Mrs. Nuning Wahyuniati.

"Next year, Indonesia and Japan will celebrate 65 years of relations between Indonesia and Japan and I hope that the friendship that has been going on for six decades will be closer and provide welfare benefits for the people of the two countries," said the Vice President, quoted by Antara.

Previously, representatives of the Indonesia Community in Japan (ICJ), namely the Indonesian worker association in Japan, Andi Laver, requested that there be work safety support.

"The proposal to the governments of Indonesia and Japan is more supportive for friends who work in the field, much is needed, such as protection for occupational safety and health and then what," Andi said via zoom connection.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the Japanese PCNU Gazali Achamdi who is currently undergoing a doctoral study asked for support for intern workers from Indonesia.

"On average, those who participate in the NU branch here are dominated by 3 years of apprentices, so how do these younger siblings return to Indonesia not being unemployed, but also having vocational schools," said Gazali.

Based on these proposals, the Vice President said he would take him to the technical ministry.

"The presence of the Indonesian diaspora in Japan can positively contribute to being an Indonesian ambassador to provide the best work to comply with local law and take care of each other's friendship and help each other," said the Vice President.

He also asked that if the diasporas had difficulties, do not hesitate to contact the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo and the Indonesian Consulate General in Osaka.

"Before I end my message to ladies and gentlemen who are far from the country to always protect Indonesia's greatest wealth, namely Pancasila and Diversity," said the Vice President.

According to the Indonesian Ambassador to Japan Heri Akhmadi, until December 2021, the total number of Indonesian citizens in Japan reached 59,820 people consisting of permanent residence permit holders, temporary residents, apprentices, students, wives/husbands of Japanese citizens, visas for certain activities and others.

Of the total number of Indonesian citizens, according to him, the largest number of apprentices is around 25,007 people, followed by 7,077 permanent residential residence permits, and 5,855 special skilled workers (Specified Skilled Workers/SSW).