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Indonesia: Relaxed the policies for hiring foreign workers

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26 Feb 2021

In February 2021, Indonesia relaxed the policies for hiring foreign workers.

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Number of interventions

6

2 certainly harmful

1 likely harmful

3 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Apr 2021

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 26 Feb 2021
Local labour requirement In force

On 2 February 2021, Indonesia removed the obligation to hire local labor(s) that have a function on knowledge and technology transfer purposes for the Chief of Representative Office of foreign comp...

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Updated: 26 Feb 2021
Labour market access In force

On 2 February 2021, Indonesia issued Government Regulation No. 34/2021 that removed the requirement of obtaining a Foreign Worker Utilization Plan (RPTKA) approval from the Ministry of Manpower for...

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Updated: 26 Feb 2021
FDI: Treatment and operations, nes In force

On 2 February 2021, pursuant to the issuance of the Government Regulation No.34/2021, Indonesia removed the obligation for the Chief of Representative Office of a foreign company to provide work ed...

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Implementation date

01 Apr 2021

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 26 Feb 2021
Labour market access In force

On 2 February 2021, following the issuance of Indonesia Government Regulation No.34/2021, Indonesia reduced the duration of validity for the Ministry of Manpower approval on Foreign Worker Uti...

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Updated: 26 Feb 2021
Labour market access In force

On 2 February 2021, following the issuance of Government Regulation No. 34/2021, Indonesia prohibited foreign workers to occupy two or more different positions in a single company. Prior to th...

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Implementation date

01 Apr 2021

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 26 Feb 2021
Labour market access In force

On 2 February 2021, Indonesia issued Government Regulation No.34/2021 to introduce new procedures for hiring foreign workers:

  • removing the requirement of approval by the Ministr...
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