TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko Widodo or Jokowi viewed the issue of foreign workers (TKA) invasion contained political motives. According to Jokowi, the Presidential Regulation No. 20/2018 on Foreign Workers aims to simplify the administrative procedures for foreign workers.
"This is politics," said Jokowi when giving a speech in Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta, on Wednesday, April 25.
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Jokowi said that local workers will not lost employment opportunities. He cited motorcycle manufacturer PT Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia as an example; it has only been operating for a year old but capable to hire 4,000 workers.
“The majority of them are local workers,” said Jokowi.
Earlier, Head of the Office of President Staff Moeldoko assessed the foreign worker issue is the common thing arising ahead of political activity.
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Moeldoko challenged the parties who often throw the issue of foreign workers invasion to compete for data. He also asked the figures behind it to not speak carelessly as it can mislead the public.
AHMAD FAIZ IBNU SANI
