Bekasi rejects no-skill migrants

BEKASI: Bekasi deputy mayor Mochtar Mohamad asked residents on Thursday not to bring relatives or friends back from their villages to live in the municipality, especially unskilled job- seekers.

"Looking for a job here without the required skills only brings more trouble to themselves and our community," he said.

It is common for holidaymakers to bring their relatives back from their hometowns after the Idul Fitri holiday.

Mochtar added that the municipality, which hosts many manufacturers, was still struggling to deal with the 38,000 unemployed residents.

Bekasi City Council found that the manufacturers preferred to recruit people from other towns because only a few Bekasi residents meet the basic skill and educational requirements. --Antara