The ministry's Director of Labor Standards Inspection, Rinaldi Umar, in his statement here on Sunday, underscored the importance of commitment among companies employing foreign workers in complying with the labor regulations that apply in Indonesia.
"Companies must provide protection to foreign workers with the national social security system and guarantee the rights of local workers to get transfers of technology and work cultures that are good and healthy," he remarked.
Umar noted that good compliance is expected to create a supportive work climate between workers, companies, the community, and the state.
Recently, the Ministry of Manpower has carried out an inspection at PT Wanxiang Nickel Indonesia (WNI), Bohomotefe, Morowali, Central Sulawesi, on September 4-5, 2025.
He noted that, based on the inspection, it was found that the company had not complied with several labor rules.
The violations include employing 6 foreign workers with expired visas, placing 4 foreign workers in positions that do not align with the foreign manpower utilization plan (RPTKA), and employing 37 foreign workers who only hold special stay permits without RPTKA documents.
In addition, he said, there was one foreign worker who could not show a visa document.
Furthermore, he stated that the company has not registered five foreign workers in the state's workers' insurance and health insurance programs provided by state insurers BPJS Ketenagakerjaan and BPJS Kesehatan.
"The company reported that the wages of 65 foreign workers were only in accordance with the regional minimum wage of Morowali District, namely Rp3,957,673 (around US$240), or below what is stated in the RPTKA, which is US$1,000 per month," he said.
He also pointed out that the company has not met the obligation to report foreign workers' employment annually to the Ministry of Manpower.
The company also has not appointed Indonesian workers to guide foreign workers for technology transfer and has not provided Indonesian language training programs for its foreign workers.
To this end, the inspection team has requested a statement to be issued by PT WNI, stating that it would dismiss 37 foreign workers who do not have RPTKA documents.
The team will also take other steps, such as issuing a written warning, monitoring compliance regarding the warning, coordinating with the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections, and possibly giving administrative sanctions to PT WNI.
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