KP2MI records 258,000 job vacancies available overseas

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Protection for Indonesian Migrant Workers (KP2MI) has recorded 258,471 job vacancies abroad through government-to-government placement schemes that remain available. Minister of P2MI Mukhtarudin stated this in Jakarta on Thursday, referring to data from active Indonesian Migrant Worker Recruitment Permits (SIP2MI) as of 15 April 2026, which show only 21.12 per cent filled out of a total of 327,658 vacancies. “We have only managed to fill around 21 per cent; our human resources (HR) that are ready amount to about 20 per cent. How can there be around 79 per cent unfilled because we are not yet competent?” said Mukhtarudin. Based on active SIP2MI data in the Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection Information and Computerisation System (SISKOP2MI), the largest number of job vacancies are in the health sector, reaching 77,657 positions. The second largest are in domestic work with 60,947 vacancies, and the third in manufacturing with 61,866 vacancies. Furthermore, based on data compiled by the Ministry of P2MI from Indonesian representatives, the potential for jobs abroad is far greater, reaching 1,238,038 opportunities. “This is what we must prepare for; from the demand side, it is very high, but from the supply side, we are severely lacking,” said Mukhtarudin. The Minister further explained that the Government has prepared various short-, medium-, and long-term programmes to develop skilled workers according to global market needs. In the short-term context, there is a quick-win programme called SMK Go Global, targeting the placement of 80,000 participants abroad in 2026. These prospective Indonesian Migrant Workers (CPMI) will be placed in positions such as caregiver/careworker, welder, truck driver, hospitality, and other sectors for placement in Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan. The Ministry of P2MI is also collaborating with several universities to involve them in the ecosystem of developing skilled workers. “Universities have vocational programmes. We will work together with universities, ministries, and institutions that have polytechnics and schools for many sectors, because the demand for skilled workers or formal labour is very high,” said Mukhtarudin.