Worker training center opens in Batam

Worker training center opens in Batam

BATAM, Riau: President Megawati Soekarnoputri inaugurated on
Friday a training center for Indonesian migrant workers, which is
aimed at enhancing the skills of employees bound for Singapore.

Called the Batam International Training Center (BITC), it will
also help the government control the illegal deployment of
migrant workers.

Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea said
the center would serve as an embarkation point for migrant
workers from Surabaya, Manado, Tanjung Pinang and Jakarta.

Singapore is the top fifth receiving country of Indonesian
migrant workers, with 56,000 workers a year. -- JP