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Foreign Workers in Indonesia Send Rp128 Trillion in Money Transfers Throughout 2023

Foreign Workers in Indonesia Send Rp128 Trillion in Money Transfers Throughout 2023

Kemnaker invites synergy of foreign workers users between ASEAN and Asia Pacific countries 

Dream - Secretary General of the Ministry of Manpower, Anwar Sanusi, invites ASEAN and Asia Pacific countries to collaborate and synergize in the use of Foreign Workers (TKA).

Foreign Workers in Indonesia Send Rp128 Trillion Money Transfer Throughout 2023

Anwar recorded, within the period of 2022 to 2024, the working population increased from 135.61 million people to 142.18 million people. 

Foreign Workers in Indonesia Send Rp128 Trillion Money Transfer Throughout 2023
Foreign Workers in Indonesia Send Rp128 Trillion Money Transfer Throughout 2023

Besides that, the Open Unemployment Rate (OUR) continues to experience a decrease from 5.83 percent in February 2022 to 4.82 percent in February 2024.

Anwar Sanusi added, TKA in Indonesia also contributes significantly to the national economy. As of 2023, there were 168,048 Foreign Worker Utilization Plan (RPTKA) approved.

Foreign Workers in Indonesia Send Rp128 Trillion Money Transfer Throughout 2023
Foreign Workers in Indonesia Send Rp128 Trillion Money Transfer Throughout 2023

The foreign workers working in Indonesia recorded a remittance transaction amounting to US$8.03 billion or approximately Rp128.576 trillion (exchange rate Rp16,066 per US$).

Anwar Sanusi also expressed optimism about the development of Indonesia's economy and employment. This is based on economic growth reaching 5.11 percent in the first quarter of 2024. This achievement exceeds economic growth in other countries such as Singapore at 2.7 percent, Malaysia (3.9%), Japan (1.2%), and the United States (3%).

"This is an optimism for Indonesia in the economic sector,"

Anwar said at the Regional Workshop on Exchange Policy Information of Mechanisms and Regulations of the Foreign Workers' Arrangement in the Asia Pacific and South East Asia, in Jakarta, Monday, May 27, 2024.

               

Anwar Sanusi said that in the future, the global economy will become more open, as well as the mobility of workers between countries. Therefore, the relationships established and the insights gained during the implementation of the workshop are expected to become a catalyst for positive change and transformative actions in the field of employment, so that cooperation between countries brings mutual benefits.

"I am confident that this forum will generate a lot of thoughts, active contributions for us to realize a transformative policy, especially regarding foreign workers arrangement in the Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia."

words Anwar Sanusi.

               
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