Foreigners working in Indonesia
Government institution which issue working permits for foreigners:
Position Manpower BKPMD KBN Ditjen Manpower BIDA Total
Parpostel Represen-
Office in tative
Bintan --------------------------------------------------------------------- Executives 1,954 11,051 82 189 42 306 13,624 Profesionals 7,021 3,851 166 332 70 434 11,874 Supervisors 5,166 2,692 245 - 31 120 8,354 Technicians/ 2,503 20,612 153 - 5 134 23,407 Operators --------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,644 38,206 646 521 148 994 57,159
Source: Manpower Ministry
BKPMD = Provincial office of Investment Coordinating Board. KBN = Kawasan Berikat Nusantara, state-owned company managing export processing zones. Ditjen Parpostel= Directorate General of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications. BIDA = Batam Industrial Development Authority.
Citizenship of foreigners working in Indonesia:
Citizenship Total ------------------------ 1. American 3,537 2. Australian 3,049 3. Dutch 907 4. Hong Kong 1,592 5. Indian 4,121 6. British 2,264 7. Japanese 9,442 8. West German 843 9. South Korean 11,668 10. Canadian 954 11. Malaysian 2,737 12. French 897 13. Filipino 2,721 14. New Zealand 515 15. Singaporean 1,615 16. Taiwanese 5,694 17. Thai 470 18. Chinese 1,361 19. Others 2,772 -------------------------
Total 57,159
Source: Manpower Ministry
MONTHLY SALARY OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN 1995
Position Number Monthly Salary Total
(on average) --------------------------------------------------- Manager 13,642 US$6,250 $85,150,000 Professional 11,874 $5,000 $59,370,000 Supervisor 8,254 $2,150 $17,746,100 Technician/ 23,407 $1,600 $37,451,200 Operator --------------------------------------------------- Total $199,717,300
Source: Tax Directorate General