Coordinating Minister Cak Imin Encourages Senior and Vocational High School Graduates to Work Abroad: Salaries are High

Coordinating Minister Cak Imin Encourages Senior and Vocational High School Graduates to Work Abroad: Salaries are High

• Yeni Lestari/VIVA Jakarta, VIVA – Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment, Muhaimin Iskandar, also known as Cak Imin, has encouraged senior and vocational high school graduates to work abroad. He made the statement after a meeting with the Minister for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI), Mukhtarudin, at the Coordinating Ministry office in Central Jakarta on Tuesday, 24 February 2026. Cak Imin stated that senior and vocational high school graduates who are willing to pursue careers abroad will receive high salaries and good social security benefits. “The potential market is indeed very large and promising. The salaries are high, and the social security insurance is also good. Therefore, we will encourage this opportunity. We are encouraging it because the opportunities are high and promising, not because of other factors,” Cak Imin said in a press conference. Cak Imin explained that the skills of vocational high school graduates offer very good opportunities to work abroad, such as in Japan and South Korea. “Because it is indeed a matter of opportunity. Japan, South Korea, Europe, America, and various other countries offer very good opportunities for skilled workers,” he said. He added that the Coordinating Ministry for Community Empowerment, together with the Ministry of P2MI, will facilitate senior and vocational high school graduates to work abroad. “Therefore, our task, especially the Ministry of P2MI, is to facilitate this, and the President strongly supports the idea of facilitating our citizens who want to work abroad with good prospects,” Cak Imin concluded.