Government aims to send 500,000 skilled migrant workers abroad starting April 2026

…The target is, of course, as many as possible. Jakarta (ANTARA) - The government is targeting to send 300,000 to 500,000 skilled migrant workers to various countries starting in April 2026. “The target is, of course, as many as possible. At least 300,000 to 500,000 migrant workers. God willing, starting in April, June, July, and September, we will be ready to send skilled workers to various countries,” said Coordinating Minister for Human Resource Development, Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar, in Jakarta on Tuesday. He made the statement after holding a coordination meeting with the Minister of Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection, Mukhtarudin. The sending of Indonesian migrant workers is part of the Vocational High School/Senior High School Go Global programme, which aims to improve the quality of domestic secondary school graduates so that they can work abroad. The Vocational High School/Senior High School Go Global programme is an initiative of the Coordinating Ministry for Human Resource Development and the Ministry of Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection. According to him, the opportunities for Indonesian migrant workers to work abroad are very large. “The potential market is indeed very large and good. The salaries are high, the social security and insurance are also good, so that is the opportunity that we will encourage,” said Muhaimin Iskandar. The sending of Indonesian migrant workers abroad is specifically for prospective workers with a minimum education level of senior high school or vocational high school. The reason is that with a higher level of education, it is hoped that migrant workers can get jobs with specific skills, rather than just domestic jobs. “We don’t want those with an education level below senior high school or vocational high school to go abroad. Because if the education level is below that, there are many risks, especially becoming domestic workers,” said Muhaimin Iskandar. Copyright © ANTARA 2026 It is strictly prohibited to take content, crawl or automatically index for AI on this website without written permission from the ANTARA News Agency.