REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANDUNG – Hundreds of ex-employees the Bandung-based airplane maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), have been recruited by the Malaysian airplane industry. Among those recruited are at expert level.

"We obtained information that hundreds of former PTDI employees migrated to Malaysia. Around 100 of them have joined the Malaysian aerospace company. However, they haven`t yet reported directly to us," the manpower affairs attache at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Agus Triyanto, on Monday.

Agus said former PTDI employees were badly needed as experts in developing the Malaysian aerospace industrial infrastructure. A great number of employees, who have experience in carrying out airplane construction work and were sacked by the PTDI management, of course will not find difficulty in getting jobs abroad. Malaysia for example, now is currently developing its aerospace and nautical-based industry.

Agus further said that 1.08 million Indonesians had been working in Malaysia`s formal and non-formal sectors. The number of Indonesian non-formal workers in Malaysia is about 1.5 million.

In addition, around 700 Indonesian lecturers are currently teaching in various universities in Malaysia, Agus said. Well… Indonesia have issues to think about!

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