Opportunity for Indonesians: 320,000 Job Vacancies Available Abroad
The Minister for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI), Mukhtarudin, has revealed that there are currently a vast number of job vacancies available abroad, which can be utilised by prospective Indonesian migrant workers.
Mukhtarudin stated that overseas job vacancies have reached approximately 320,000, all of which are within the formal sector, making the job prospects highly attractive.
“Based on our verified system data, which has been verified by our representatives abroad, there are approximately 320,000 migrant worker vacancies, and these are all in the formal sector. They are all formal sector roles that require skills, ranging from medium to high-level skills,” said Mukhtarudin when met by journalists following the launch of the National Safe Migrant Movement on Monday (18/05/2026).
He continued, noting that these vacancies exist in the manufacturing, hospitality, cruise ship services, aviation, and healthcare sectors, among others.
“Migrant worker vacancies abroad are quite numerous and all within the formal sector, including hospitality in hotels or cruise ships, caregivers, nurses, manufacturing, restaurants, and more,” Mukhtarudin added. He further noted that there are also vacancies in the agriculture, fisheries, and aviation industries.
Specifically in Japan, there is a high demand for migrant workers. According to data from the SISKOP2MI system of the Ministry of P2MI, the majority of vacancies in Japan are in the agricultural sector.
“In Japan, they require professional labour and they need a lot of it because they are experiencing an ageing population; they are facing labour shortages as their productive-age population decreases, whereas Indonesia is currently experiencing a demographic bonus,” he explained.
Mukhtarudin emphasised that almost all overseas migrant worker vacancies are now in formal and professional sectors.
“The principle is that migrant workers are no longer the TKI or TKW [unskilled domestic workers] of the past. Instead, they are professional migrant workers working in the formal sector and, of course, possessing good skills,” he asserted.