More levies imposed on foreign workers<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The government has issued a decree requiring
\nexpatriates working in Indonesia to pay US$100 a month during the
\nperiod of their working contract.<\/p>\n
The money will finance vocational training programs for local
\nworkers, spokesman for the manpower ministry Sutanto told
\nreporters yesterday.<\/p>\n
The levy is a condition of obtaining a work permit in
\nIndonesia and will have to be paid by the worker's employer
\nbefore they get the necessary working permit.<\/p>\n
The decree became effective as of Jan. 1, 1997 Sutanto said.<\/p>\n
Sutanto said the new ruling was issued as a directive to
\nPresidential Decree No. 75 of 1996 on the recruitment of foreign
\nworkers.<\/p>\n
The presidential decree regulates positions, in companies
\nwhose shares are wholly owned by local investors or partly and
\nwholly owned by foreign investors, which can be filled by foreign
\nworkers.<\/p>\n
It also regulates the \"Indonesianization\" of positions in the
\ncompanies as well as levies imposed on foreign workers.<\/p>\n
Sutanto said the ministry would soon have a separate
\ndirectorate to manage the funds and conduct vocational training
\nprograms for local workers.<\/p>\n
\"All this is aimed at anticipating the future need of quality
\nhuman resources to enable Indonesia to compete in the
\ninternational market,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said the new decree annulled the previous Ministerial
\nDecree No 143A requiring expatriates to pay $150 a month to
\nextend their working contracts.<\/p>\n
The 37,590 expatriates currently working in Indonesia are
\nexpected to contribute around $3,75 million a month to the
\nvocational training programs. (rms)<\/p>",
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