Indonesia

In 2017, Indonesia enacted a new Law on the protection of Indonesian migrant workers  (Law No 18/2017).  Replacing an old Law, the new Law reinforces policies to provide end-to-end protection to overseas workers, which including the measures as follows:.

In May 2010, a joint ASEAN, Australia, and New Zealand task force developed ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF) as the mechanism to benchmark national qualifications frameworks into mutually comparable regional standards.

Indonesia is working on a new business model for remittance transfers that will focus on cash to account or account to account approaches. This will seek to boost financial services access for women and vulnerable persons.



A pilot on remittances based on non-cash platforms is expected to be followed by banks, telecommunication companies and post offices. This pilot will aim to harmonize relevant regulations with AML/CFT standards. 

The ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS) was signed on 15 December 1995 by the ASEAN Economic Ministers, allowing for Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA) in various professions and an agreement on the Movement of Natural Persons (MNP) 

In 2016, the Goverment of Indonesia adopted a presidential regulation on the management of refugees from other countries. The Regulation states that the Government works with UNHCR and IOM in managing refugees in Indonesia.

Under the Perpres, the handling of refugees is coordinated by the Minister (which deals with political, legal, and security affairs). The coordination is in the formulation of policies including: a. Discovery; b. Shelter; c. Security; and d. Immigration Supervision.

The government of Indonesia collaborates with CSO and private sectors in providing education for children of Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia.

Indonesia has entered into bilateral agreement with several countries to improve the competences of Indonesian human resources through training programs, the development of competence standard and sharing of information related to labor market. More specifically, it has established cooperation with the Government of Japan on the placement of Indonesian health workers in Japan

Indonesia recently launched Productive Migrant Village program, which aims at expediting reintegration process and preventing non-procedural migration.

In collaboration between the Government of Indonesia and the CSOs the program "Migrant Care Village" offers various services to migrant workers and their families, such as information on safe migration, papers, and empowerment programs for migrants and their families.

The Indonesian National Board for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Overseas Workers has put in place an integrated empowerment program that targets return migrant - those who have finished their employment contract and assisted voluntary returnees. Working with relevant stakeholders (CSOs, private sector, microcredit organizations and training centers), the Board provides entrepreneurship and upgrading skills programme.