Indonesia’s overseas worker placements exceeded their 2025 target, topping 286,000 by mid-December, Minister for the Protection of Migrant Workers Mukhtarudin said on Thursday.
Data from the Computerized System for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (SISKOP2MI) showed 286,422 placements as of Dec. 15, or 110.5 percent of the annual target of 259,144, Mukhtarudin said at an International Migrants Day event in Jakarta.
Domestic work led placements at 36.5 percent, followed by healthcare at 20.6 percent and manufacturing at 14.1 percent, with Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia remaining the top destination markets.
Remittances from Indonesian migrant workers reached Rp212 trillion (US$13.6 billion) through the third quarter of 2025, up 38.6 percent from Rp153 trillion in 2024, according to Bank Indonesia.
As of Nov. 30, the ministry had disbursed Rp70.65 billion in subsidized microcredit to 2,382 beneficiaries under a government-backed People’s Business Credit (KUR) program launched in August, offering loans of up to Rp100 million to support worker placement services.
Authorities also blocked 6,525 prospective undocumented workers from leaving Indonesia between Jan. 1 and Dec. 14, stepping up checks at border ports in North Kalimantan, the Riau Islands and West Kalimantan.
Indonesia is rolling out its “Golden Migrant Village” program in 70 villages across six provinces to expand access to information and services on safe migration.
"Migrant worker safety is our top priority," Mukhtarudin said.
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Editor: Azis Kurmala
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