Regulation 11/2026 sets out the requirements and procedures for Indonesian migrant workers who work abroad without going through a placement agency. It limits the job levels they may take up and bars certain care work positions under individual employers. It also requires registration through the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Computerized System (Sistem Komputerisasi Pelindungan Pekerja Migran Indonesia ? ?Sisko P2MI?), pre-departure orientation, and biometric data collection, and prohibits any individual or corporation from facilitating their placement.

The Ministry of Manpower has established national work competency standards (Standar Kompetensi Kerja Nasional Indonesia ? ?SKKNI?) for the cargo handling business. The SKKNI comprise 21 competency units covering the planning, execution, and evaluation of stevedoring, cargodoring, and receiving/delivery activities. The standards serve as a reference for national qualification levels, education, training, and competency certification, while their mandatory application will be determined by the Minister of Transportation and/or relevant technical ministries/institutions.

The Amendment introduces greater flexibility in capacity-building programs by allowing alternative mechanisms where the integrated information system is not yet available and permitting the use of curricula and syllabi from vocational education or training institutions. It also broadens acceptable evidence of teaching methodology competence, while assigning Ministry of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (Kementerian Pelindungan Pekerja Migran Indonesia/KP2MI) or the Board for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (Badan Pelindungan Pekerja Migran Indonesia/BP2MI) responsibility for applicant document verification and participant determination in jointly organized programs.

Draft Bill of 2026 on the Employment Protection introduces stricter fixed-term employment agreements (Perjanjian Kerja Waktu Tertentu/PKWT) requirements, prohibits the withholding of workers? diplomas and personal documents subject to limited exceptions, and expands protections for informal and digital platform workers through social security, fair remuneration, occupational safety, and algorithm transparency.

If ultimately enforced, this Draft Bill would clarify PKWT limits, restrict outsourcing, and provide for automatic employment transfer in core production activities. This Draft Bill would recognize digital-based partnerships, freelance and remote work, while requiring compensation, insurance, and sectoral minimum wages. Additionally, this Draft Bill introduces stricter TKA requirements and administrative sanctions for K3 and SMK3 non-compliance.

This new Regulation introduces a number of mandatory standardization, registration and reporting requirements that will now apply to vocational institutions that provide training and/or education to Indonesian migrant workers. In this regard, the new framework obliges registered institutions to organize specialized training classes within one year of their registration or face operational revocation. The framework also establishes strict structural criteria for higher education institutions that are looking to be designated as official centralized service hubs. Said institutions will now be required to integrate global labor market matching and certification into their operations.

This Regulation establishes a minimum 20% concession rate for persons with disabilities who hold official Disability Cards (Kartu Penyandang Disabilitas ? ?KPD?) that now applies across ten sectors (e.g. education, transportation and healthcare). The new framework also permits healthcare facility-issued disability certificates to be utilized as alternative proofs pending KPD issuance. This Regulation also mandates the provision of government incentives to private companies that offer concessions to or that employ persons with disabilities, as well as tourism companies that offer accessible travel services.

This Second Amendment strengthens the investment and asset management framework of BPJS Ketenagakerjaan through enhanced governance, expanded investment instrument eligibility and the introduction of sharia-compliant investments. The Second Amendment also introduces stricter investment standards, extends asset management provisions to the Unemployment Insurance Program (Jaminan Kehilangan Pekerjaan/JKP), revises operational funding for the Old-Age Benefit Program (Jaminan Hari Tua/JHT) and the Pension Benefit Program (Jaminan Pensiun/JP) and standardizes the one-year adjustment period for portfolios that exceed regulatory limits as a result of market value fluctuations.

Regulation 11/2026 has now reformed labor inspections by replacing monthly quotas with a strategic work plan approach and by requiring digital compliance through the SIAPkerja platform. The new framework has also expanded the authority of inspectors to seal equipment, suspend operations and oversee the expulsion of foreign workers. Regulation 11/2026 also standardizes Occupational Health and Safety (Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja/K3) inspections and has extended inspection periods to 60 business days.

This Decree establishes a set of standardized procedures for the imposition and termination of administrative sanctions on Indonesian Migrant Worker Placement Companies (Perusahaan Penempatan Pekerja Migran Indonesia ? ?P3MI?), which will be supported by a dedicated Sanctions Team. Sanctions may be imposed in response to complaints, monitoring or official recommendations and may include business suspensions and physical enforcement measures. The Decree also clarifies the applicable guarantee deposit disbursement procedures and requires P3MI to replenish any disbursed deposits within one month in order to avoid the revocation of their P3MI Company Permits.