Govt Updates Procedures for Employing Foreign Workers

The Minister of Employment (“Minister”) has issued Regulation No. 35 of 2015 (“Amendment”), which amends Regulation No. 16 of 2015 on Procedures for Employing Foreign Workers (“2015 Regulation”).[1]

The Amendment aims to improve the guidelines used when employing foreign workers, by reformulating the following provisions:

The Amendment is of relevance to foreign workers and their employers, specifically: governmental institutions, international organizations and their representatives, multinational companies, Indonesian legal entities, impresario service businesses, as well as institutions carrying out social, religious, educational and/or cultural activities.[2]......