Indonesia

Indonesia

New regulation to ease the hiring of foreign workers

01 Apr 2021

On 1 April 2021, the new implementing Government Regulation No. 34 of 2021, which aims to ease the process of hiring foreign workers in Indonesia, came into force. This Regulation introduced different categories for the Foreign Worker Utilization Plan (Rencana Penggunaan Tenaga Kerja Asing or RPTKA), stipulating that applicants are required to submit specific documents to the Ministry of Manpower. In addition, the government has eased the employment licensing process for tech-based startups seeking to hire foreign workers by waiving the RPTKA requirement for no more than three months.

Nature of measure:
  • Other regulatory changes
Type:
  • Promotion and facilitation (Investment facilitation )
Inward FDI:
No
Outward FDI:
No
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