Indonesia proposes employment fee policy to Taiwan
Staff writer, with CNA
The Indonesian government has proposed that Taiwanese employers pay six types of costs when hiring migrant workers from the country to relieve the workers of most of the burden they are currently forced to bear, the Ministry of Labor said on Thursday.
The proposal is seen as a compromise after a meeting between the two sides. The ministry has rejected a previous proposal that Taiwanese employers pay 11 types of fees.
The six types of fees include roundtrip airfares, visas costs, labor brokerage fees, verification fees for employment contracts, and accommodation fees for the workers ahead of leaving Indonesia.
BP2MI met with Taiwan to discuss suspension of PMI s placement 4 hours ago
A screenshot of head of BP2MI, Benny Rhamdani (center), giving a statement at an online press conference in Jakarta on Thursday (April 8, 2021). (ANTARA / Prisca Triferna) Jakarta (ANTARA) - During an online meeting, officials from Taiwan have assured the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) that the temporary suspension on the placement of Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) has been necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting between BP2MI, the Indonesian Labor Ministry, and Taiwan delegations resulted in the conclusion that Taiwan firmly stated that the temporary suspension of PMI s placement to Taiwan was really due to the COVID-19 pandemic, informed head of BP2MI, Benny Rhamdani, at an online press conference here on Thursday.
Indonesia offers compromise in dispute over migrant workers costs
04/08/2021 10:57 PM
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Taipei, April 8 (CNA) The Indonesian government has proposed that Taiwanese employers pay six types of costs when they hire migrant workers from the country, instead of making the workers shoulder most of the burden, as is currently the case, Taiwan s Ministry of Labor (MOL) said Thursday after a meeting with Indonesian officials.
The request is seen as a compromise offer; it s a decrease from the previous request that Taiwanese employers pay 11 types of fees, something Taiwan s government had rejected.
2021/02/24 16:44 Indonesia s BP2MI chief Benny Rhamdani (seated, second left) visits Taiwan s office in Jakarta (BP2MI photo) Indonesia s BP2MI chief Benny Rhamdani (seated, second left) visits Taiwan s office in Jakarta (BP2MI photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Indonesian officials in charge of migrant worker issues visited Taiwan’s representative office in the capital city of Jakarta Monday (Feb. 22) to exchange views about the East Asian nation’s freeze on migrant workers. Three previous rounds of bilateral discussion failed to overcome the impasse. However, Indonesia has postponed changes to its worker placement fee policy, which Taiwanese employers are opposed to, until July.
Taipei mulls lifting Indonesian entry ban
Staff writer, with CNA
Taiwan is considering lifting an entry ban on Indonesian migrant workers if demand for workers from the Southeast Asian country requires it, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), said on Tuesday.
In December last year, an indefinite ban on the recruitment of Indonesian migrant workers was imposed, as the reliability of the country’s COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests was questioned.
Indonesian officials have since discussed the matter with Taiwanese representatives in the country, and the representatives asked Indonesia to provide a list of certified PCR testing facilities there.