The Ministry Of PUPR Has Spoken Out About The Plan For Foreign Vendors To Supervise IKN Development

Illustration of construction workers (Photo: dock. Antara)

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan is planned to use foreign workers (TKA) in the Nusantara Capital (IKN) development project.

Responding to this, the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) through the Directorate General of Construction said that his party had not received further information, until now.

"Regarding the use of foreign foremanes, we have not received detailed information regarding the meaning," said Director General of Construction Development of the Ministry of PUPR Rachman Arief Dienaputra at a press conference at the PUPR Ministry Building, Jakarta, on Thursday, June 15.

Rachman said, in essence, Indonesian construction workers (TKK) are generally ready to oversee construction work in the country. He considered that there were several projects in IKN that needed assistance and skills from foreign workers.

So, there will be a transfer of knowledge (share knowledge) to be absorbed by the Indonesian TKK.

"We want to convey that in general our workforce is qualified to be able to manage construction projects in Indonesia, this may mean that they have specific projects specifically with special technology," he said.

"But basically, we convey that our construction workforce is still ready to oversee construction programs in Indonesia," he added.

Previously, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan admitted that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) had been appointed as the head of the acceleration team for the development of the State Capital or IKN Nusantara.

He also promised that on August 17, 2024, the commemoration of Indonesia's 79th Birthday could be carried out in the courtyard of the State Palace of IKN Nusantara.

Luhut admitted that he would employ foreign nationals (WNA) aka foreigners as a supervisory team. This is because he does not want the construction of the State Palace, which has a limited time, to be done carelessly.