Regarding Admin Judi Online Locker Advertising, Here's Jobstreet's Response

Chief Operating Officer (CCO) Jobstreet Indonesia, Varun Mehta (photo: Dinda Buana/VOI)

Recently, it has been busy in social media, especially X, about job vacancies on Jobstreet as an online gambling admin under the guise of a customer service.

Responding to the incident, Jobstreet Indonesia's Chief Operating Officer (CCO), Varun Mehta said that Jobstreet had taken proactive and reactive steps against the advertisement.

Untuk Langkah proaktif, Jobstreet sudah melakukan verifikasi perusahaan yang dapat memasang iklan situ kerja di platform mereka, di mana perusahaan harus memberikan dokumen yang lengkap, termasuk informasi lokasi dan legalitas usaha.

"After that, there is also a reactive process. Before there is news, we are also blocking the company, we are also taking down the advertisement. Because we have received reports from AI and we also get complaints from direct candidates," Varun told VOI on Thursday, January 23 at Jobstreet office, Jakarta.

Varun also appreciated the increasing awareness of users in reporting suspicious ads and committed to act quickly in handling the report.

When asked about automatic detection of ads with unreasonable salaries, Jobstreet also confirmed that their AI system has the ability to recognize and block such advertisements.

However, there are several cases where foreign companies are advertising in Indonesia with salaries that seem reasonable compared to other countries' standards, so that the ad can still air before it is finally followed up based on user reports.

"But for the company yesterday (admin judol), the company exists from other countries, posts in Indonesia, the money is quite okay if I look at it compared to salaries in Malaysia. After that we get direct complaints from candidates, so we take it down," he said.