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        "msgid": "minister-of-p2mi-inaugurates-migrant-center-in-batam-to-build-global-hr-ecosystem-1781060130",
        "date": "2026-06-10 08:31:28",
        "title": "Minister of P2MI Inaugurates Migrant Center in Batam to Build Global HR Ecosystem",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Minister for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI), Mukhtarudin, has inaugurated a Migrant Center at Batam Tourism Polytechnic (BTP) to develop a skilled workforce ecosystem in the hospitality sector. The initiative is part of a broader government strategy to capitalise on Indonesia's demographic bonus by preparing competent workers for overseas employment. The move aims to transform migrant workers into professional foreign exchange earners and create a one-stop service for international career placement.",
        "content": "<p>Minister for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI),\nMukhtarudin, conducted a working visit to the Batam Tourism Polytechnic\n(BTP) campus. The visit was for the signing of a Memorandum of\nUnderstanding (MoU) and a Cooperation Agreement (PKS), as well as the\ninauguration of the Migrant Center located at the BTP Auditorium. This\nswift action was directly appreciated by Mukhtarudin. He praised BTP\u2019s\nreadiness to immediately realise the cooperation once the formal\nagreement was signed. \u201cThis development is fast. Once we signed the MoU\nand PKS, we immediately inaugurated the Migrant Center. Of course, we\nwill build a hulu ecosystem for skilled migrant workers. And the focus\nhere is on hospitality,\u201d said Mukhtarudin in a statement on Wednesday\n(10\/6\/2026). He stated this after directly inspecting the campus\nfacilities on Monday (8\/6). Mukhtarudin affirmed that this collaboration\nrepresents an ideal synergy between the government as the regulator and\neducational institutions like BTP as the operator on the hulu side. The\ngovernment is currently optimising existing instruments, including\nthrough MoUs between KP2MI and 12 ministries, as well as various leading\nuniversities (such as UI and Unhas). These ministries generally have\nofficial polytechnics in the fields of mining, tourism, health,\ntransportation, and fisheries for ship crews. \u201cThe government creates a\nclimate that facilitates the real sector. Placement is carried out\nthrough official schemes prepared by the government, whether Government\nto Government (G-to-G) or other procedural schemes,\u201d explained\nMukhtarudin. Amidst the phenomenon of aging populations in developed\ncountries in Europe and Japan, Indonesia is currently enjoying a\ndemographic bonus. This golden opportunity is what the government\nintends to capture seriously by preparing productive and competent\nworkers. Mukhtarudin also highlighted Batam\u2019s strategic position\nbordering Singapore. According to him, BTP\u2019s potential not only impacts\nthe downstream processing of human resources but also has a significant\ndomino effect on the local economy. \u201cThe impact is not only the\nhilirisasi of HR, but in the context of driving the economy and people\u2019s\npurchasing power. Therefore, the ecosystem is good, reducing\nunemployment, improving welfare, and providing a multiplier effect on\neconomic growth,\u201d Mukhtarudin stated. He also reminded that migrant\nworkers are no longer just family heroes but national foreign exchange\nheroes due to the enormous value of their remittances. Seeing the\nquality of BTP students, some of whom have already undertaken\ninternational internships at various hotels in Asia and soon in\nAustralia, Minister Mukhtarudin suggested that BTP immediately establish\nits own Indonesian Migrant Worker Placement Company (P3MI). \u201cI suggest\nimmediately forming and preparing the P3MI. So there will be a one-stop\nservice at BTP. So people will just think of studying at BTP, because\nthere, the pathway to work abroad procedurally has already been\nprepared. The domestic pathway is prepared, the overseas pathway is\nprepared,\u201d concluded Mukhtarudin. Chairman of the VITKA Foundation\nAdvisory Board, Asman Abnur, gave a positive response and expressed\noptimism following Mukhtarudin\u2019s visit to BTP. The former Minister of\nState Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform (PANRB) emphasised\nthat the momentum of this cooperation coincides with a crucial\nachievement recently attained by BTP in the academic field. The Vitka\nFoundation is a non-profit institution in Batam engaged in education,\noverseeing the Batam Tourism Polytechnic (BTP) campus and the Batam\nInstitute of Technology (ITEBA). Asman revealed that Batam Tourism\nPolytechnic has now officially elevated its academic maturity status.\nFrom previously holding a \u2018Very Good\u2019 status, the vocational higher\neducation institution has now successfully achieved the highest\naccreditation, \u2018Excellent\u2019. \u201cBTP has now received accreditation\nupgrading from Very Good to Excellent. With the current status of Batam\nTourism Polytechnic, hopefully, we can be more confident about being\ncompetitive on the international stage,\u201d said Asman optimistically.\nAsman further stressed that improving education quality and mastering\nskills is a non-negotiable requirement so that Indonesian workers are no\nlonger underestimated abroad. BTP\u2019s focus on international-standard\nhospitality is a concrete answer to breaking the chain of sending\ninformal sector workers who have minimal protection. \u201cSo this is\nimportant, skill is number one. So that people don\u2019t say that\nIndonesians only become domestic helpers abroad. We must prove that our\ngraduates are professionals sought after by the global market,\u201d he\nasserted. Responding to the inauguration of the Migrant Center and\nMukhtarudin\u2019s push for BTP to immediately form an Indonesian Migrant\nWorker Placement Company (P3MI), Asman welcomed it with open arms.\nAccording to him, the state\u2019s presence through the P2MI Ministry\ndirectly at the upstream level (campus) provides an extraordinary\npsychological impact for the academic community. \u201cWith the presence of\nMr Mukhtarudin on our campus, this will be excellent energy for all of\nus at the VITKA Foundation and BTP to keep moving forward, preparing\nformal and procedural pathways for the nation\u2019s children who want to\npursue careers internationally,\u201d concluded Asman.<\/p>",
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