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    "data": {
        "id": 1664902,
        "msgid": "coordinating-minister-for-human-development-indonesian-migrant-workers-heading-to-japan-protected-by-bpjs-1775659920",
        "date": "2026-04-08 21:12:05",
        "title": "Coordinating Minister for Human Development: Indonesian Migrant Workers Heading to Japan Protected by BPJS Employment",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture has ensured that all Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) departing for Japan on 3 April 2026 will receive social security protection through BPJS Employment. Coordinating Minister Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar emphasised the importance of optimising this protection to enable PMI to work comfortably abroad, urging collaboration among all stakeholders to make the system more comprehensive and accessible. This initiative forms part of the government's commitment to enhancing the governance and protection of migrant workers, building global trust in Indonesian labour, following the initial dispatch of 200 candidates under the Specified Skilled Worker scheme in manufacturing, supported by state-owned enterprise CSR funding.",
        "content": "<p>The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture has\nensured that all Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) being dispatched to\nJapan on 3 April 2026 will receive social security protection through\nthe Social Security Organising Agency for Employment (BPJS Employment).\n\u201cI want our PMI to continue working comfortably. Income certainty and\nprotection. Indeed, this BPJS Employment social protection is\ncontinuously being optimised,\u201d said Coordinating Minister for Human\nDevelopment and Culture Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar in Jakarta on Wednesday.\nHe stressed that social protection is an essential component in ensuring\nthe comfort and safety of PMI while working overseas. His side is also\nencouraging the involvement of all stakeholders to strengthen the\nprotection system for PMI, making it increasingly comprehensive and\naccessible. \u201cThis social protection cannot operate independently. It\nmust involve all parties so that its benefits are truly felt by our\nmigrant workers,\u201d said Muhaimin Iskandar. \u201cI invite all ministries and\nagencies to work hard to ensure that every PMI in various countries\nreceives adequate protection access,\u201d said Muhaimin Iskandar. This step\nis part of the government\u2019s commitment to improving the quality of\ngovernance for the placement and protection of Indonesian migrant\nworkers, while also strengthening global confidence in Indonesian\nlabour. Previously, 200 prospective PMI were dispatched to Japan through\nthe Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) scheme in the manufacturing sector as\nan initial phase supported by state-owned enterprise (BUMN) CSR funding.\nThis activity is a concrete implementation of the SMK Go Global\ninitiative, designed to prepare Indonesian talent to compete at the\ninternational level and serve as a representation of the quality of\nnational labour. The prospective PMI were dispatched through various\ncollaborative programmes, consisting of 50 people via the CSR programme\nof PT Angkasa Pura, 30 people via the CSR programme of PT Kereta Api\nIndonesia, and 120 people through facilitation by the Indonesian Migrant\nWorker Placement Company (P3MI).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/coordinating-minister-for-human-development-indonesian-migrant-workers-heading-to-japan-protected-by-bpjs-1775659920",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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