Indonesian Minister of Manpower and Transmigration, Muhaimin Iskandar

Govt discusses the draft of MoU on migrant workers

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CILACAP - Government discussed the draft of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) detailed the protection of Indonesian migrant workers, Indonesian Minister of Manpower and Transmigration, Muhaimin Iskandar, said. The discussion is following the demand from Saudi Arabia for Indonesian migrant workers. "We are discussing the draft of MoU," Iskandar said on Monday. Indonesia imposed a moratorium on sending workers to...

Some technicians assemble a chopper at PT Dirgantara. (photo file)

Sacked in home country, hundreds of ex-PTDI employees work abroad

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...