Indonesia Conference Directory

Until now the controversy over the use of Foreign Workers (TKA) is still taking place given the unemployment rate is still very high which must immediately get a solution to the solution by the Government through providing employment. Many parties are of the opinion that the use of foreign workers is not necessary given the high number of job seekers in Indonesia. This opinion can actually be refuted by the existence of justification for the employer to use TKA, namely the existence of several provisions for that. There are several provisions governing the use of foreign workers including Law No. 13 of 2003 concerning Manpower, Law No. 25 of 2007 concerning Investment, Presidential Regulation No.20 of 2018 and finally with Minister of Manpower Decree No. 228 of 2019 concerning Certain Occupational Occupations that may be occupied by Foreign Workers. The purpose of using foreign workers is to meet the needs of skilled and professional workers in certain fields which cannot be occupied by local workers and as a stage in accelerating the process of national and regional development by accelerating the transfer of knowledge and technology and increasing foreign investment in the presence of foreign workers as a supporter of development The use of foreign workers should meet strict procedures and requirements so that Indonesian workers do not lose the opportunity or compete with foreign workers given the number of foreign investors investing in Indonesia, let alone investors have the right to employ foreign workers in their businesses.