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    "data": {
        "id": 1683653,
        "msgid": "investments-flow-in-job-opportunities-remain-open-metropolis-1776412297",
        "date": "2026-04-17 10:13:28",
        "title": "Investments Flow In, Job Opportunities Remain Open \u2013 Metropolis",
        "author": " ",
        "source": "GALERT",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "While most national companies are holding back on recruitment, Batam is bucking the trend with ongoing investments creating sustained job openings, particularly in manufacturing. Rafki Rasyid, Chairman of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) in Batam, highlighted the city's stable business environment and its appeal as a free trade and industrial zone. This resilience underscores Batam's attractiveness to investors amid broader economic caution.",
        "content": "<p>In contrast to the majority of companies nationwide that are starting\nto hold back on recruitment, Batam is showing a different direction. In\nthis industrial city, job opportunities remain open, in line with the\ncontinuous influx of investments.<\/p>\n<p>Rafki Rasyid, Chairman of the Indonesian Employers Association\n(Apindo) in Batam, emphasised that the business conditions in Batam\nremain relatively stable. Even the need for labour persists, especially\nin the manufacturing sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Batam, there are still many job vacancies. Investments are still\nflowing in, so employment opportunities remain open,\u201d he stated on\nWednesday (15\/4).<\/p>\n<p>According to Rafki, Batam\u2019s position as a free trade and industrial\nzone makes it continue to be attractive to investors, particularly for\nthe manufacturing sector and supporting industries.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/investments-flow-in-job-opportunities-remain-open-metropolis-1776412297",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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