The Indonesian government is currently tightening the policies to regulate Foreign Workers (TKA-Tenaga Kerja Asing) in order to protect the Indonesian Labor by issuing regulations on Job Positions (Jabatan) which can be occupied by foreign workers. And provisions are being made to strengthen the knowledge base of Indonesian Labor by appointing them as Work Companion (Tenaga Pendamping) of Foreign Experts who are working in Indonesian Companies. There are only a few Job Positions (Jabatan) which can be occupied by Foreign Workers. These Job Positions depends upon the Line of Business of the company.
In accordance with the Regulation No. 40 year 2012 of Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of Republic Indonesia following are some Job Positions which cannot be occupied by Foreign Workers:
- Personnel Director (Direktur Personalia)
- Industrial Relation Manager (Manajer Hubungan Industrial)
- Human Resource Manager (Manajer Personalia)
- Personnel Development Supervisor (Supervisor Pengembangan Personalia)
- Personnel Recruitment Supervisor (Supervisor Perekrutan Personalia)
- Personnel Placement Supervisor (Supervisor Penempatan Personalia)
- Employee Career Development Supervisor (Supervisor Pembinaan Karir Pegawai)
- Personnel Declare Administrator (Penata Usaha Personalia)
- Chief Executive Officer (Kepala Eksekutif Kantor)
- Personnel and Careers Specialist (Ahli Pengembangan Personalia dan Karir)
- Personnel Specialist (Spesialis Personalia)
- Career Advisor (Penasehat Karir)
- Job Advisor (Penasehat tenaga Kerja)
- Job Advisor and Counseling (Pembimbing dan Konseling Jabatan)
- Employee Mediator (Perantara Tenaga Kerja)
- Job Training Administrator (Pengadministrasi Pelatihan Pegawai)
- Job Interviewer (Pewawancara Pegawai)
- Job Analyst (Analis Jabatan)
The Regulations on Job Positions which can be occupied by Foreign Workers in an Indonesia are as follows:
- Regulation No. 26 year 2015 of Minister of Labor of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by the Foreign Workers in categories of Sugar Processing Industry (Keputusan Menteri Ketenagakerjaan Republik Indonesia Nomor 26 Tahun 2015 Tentang jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori Industri Pengolahan, Subgolongan Industri Gula) Download here
- Regulation No. 17 year 2015 of Minister of Labor of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by Foreign workers in categories of Cigarette And Cigar Processing Industry (Keputusan Menteri Ketenagakerjaan Republik Indonesia Nomor 17 Tahun 2015 tentang jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori Industri Pengolahan, Subgolongan Industri Rokok Dan Cerutu) Download here
- Regulation No. 16 year 2015 of Minister of Labor of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by Foreign Workers In Categories of Provision of Accommodation And Meals (Keputusan Menteri Ketenagakerjaan Republik Indonesia Nomor 16 Tahun 2015 tentang jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori Penyediaan Akomodasi dan Penyediaan Makan Minum Golongan Pokok Penyediaan Akomodasi dan Penyediaan Makanan dan Minuman) Download here
- Regulation No. 15 year 2015 of Minister of Labor of Republic Indonesia about Job Position which can be occupied by the Foreign Manpower category of Footwear Processing Industry (Keputusan Menteri Ketenagakerjaan Republik Indonesia Nomor 15 Tahun 2015 tentang jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori Industri Pengolahan, Subgolongan Industri Alas Kaki) Download here
- Regulation No. 14 year 2015 of Minister of Labor of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by the Foreign workers in Categories Of Processing and Furniture Industy (Keputusan Menteri Ketenagakerjaan Republik Indonesia Nomor 14 Tahun 2015 tentang jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori Industri Pengolahan, Subgolongan Industri Furnitur) Download here
- Regulation No. 13 year 2015 of Minister of Labor of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by the Foreign Workers in category of Rental Services, Employment Services, Travel Agency and Other Business Services and Recruitment and Placement Services (Keputusan Menteri Ketenagakerjaan Republik Indonesia Nomor 13 Tahun 2015 tentang jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori Jasa Persewaan, Ketenagakerjaan, Agen Perjalanan Dan Penunjang Usaha Lainnya, Kelompok Jasa Penyeleksian Dan Penempatan Tenaga Kerja Dalam Negeri) Download here
- Regulation No. 12 year 2015 of Minister of Labor of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by Foreign Workers in Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Farming (Keputusan Menteri Ketenagakerjaan Republik Indonesia Nomor 12 Tahun 2015 tentang jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori Pertanian, Kehutanan dan Perikanan, Golongan Peternakan). Download here
- Regulation No. 354 year 2013 of Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by Foreign Workers in Beverage Processing Industry (Keputusan Menteri Tenaga Kerja dan Transmigrasi Republik Indonesia Nomor 354 Tahun 2013 Tentang Jabatan Yang Dapat Diduduki Oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing Pada Kategori Industri Pengolahan Golongan Pokok Industri Minuman). Download here
- Regulation No. 355 year 2013 of Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by Foreign Workers in the category of procurement of water, waste and recycling, waste disposal and cleaning and waste management. (Keputusan Menteri Tenaga Kerja dan Transmigrasi Republik Indonesia Nomor 355 Tahun 2013 Tentang Jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori Pengadaan Air, Pengelolaan Sampah dan Daur Ulang, Pembuangan dan Pembersihan Limbah dan Sampah Golongan Pokok Pengelolaan Limbah). Download here
- Regulation No. 356 year 2013 of Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by Foreign Workers in the category of the Textile Processing Industry. (Keputusan Menteri Tenaga Kerja Dan Transmigrasi Republik Indonesia Nomor 356 Tahun 2013 tentang jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori industri Pengolahan Golongan Pokok Industri Tekstil ). Download here
- Regulation No. 357 year 2013 of Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by Foreign Workers in the category of Apparel Processing Industry. (Keputusan Menteri Tenaga Kerja dan Transmigrasi Republik Indonesia Nomor 357 Tahun 2013 tentang jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori Industri Pengolahan Golongan Pokok Industri Pakaian Jadi). Download here
- Regulation No. 358 year 2013 of Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by Foreign Workers in the category of Food Processing Industry. (Keputusan Menteri Tenaga Kerja Dan Transmigrasi Republik Indonesia Nomor 358 Tahun 2013 tentang jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori Industri Pengolahan Golongan Pokok Industri Makanan). Download here
- Regulation No. 359 year 2013 of Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by Foreign Workers in the category Of Non Metal Machinery And Equipment Processing Industry. (Keputusan Menteri Tenaga Kerja Dan Transmigrasi Republik Indonesia Nomor 359 Tahun 2013 tentang jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori Industri Pengolahan Golongan Pokok Industri Barang Logam Bukan Mesin Dan Peralatannya). Download here
- Regulation No. 707 year 2012 of Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by Foreign Workers in category of Transportation And Warehousing principal types of Air Transport. (Keputusan Menteri Tenaga Kerja Dan Transmigrasi Republik Indonesia Nomor 707 Tahun 2012 tentang jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori Transportasi Dan Pergudangan Golongan Pokok Angkutan Udara). Download here
- Regulation No. 708 year 2012 of Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by Foreign Workers in categories of Arts, Entertainment, Sports And Recreation. (Keputusan Menteri Tenaga Kerja Dan Transmigrasi Republik Indonesia Nomor 708 Tahun 2012 tentang jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori Kesenian, Hiburan, dan Rekreasi Golongan Pokok Kegiatan Hiburan, Kesenian, dan Kreativitas dan Golongan Pokok Olahraga dan Rekreasi Lainnya). Download here
- Regulation No. KEP.247/MEN/X/2011 of Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by Foreign Workers in categories of Construction. (Keputusan Menteri Tenaga Kerja Dan Transmigrasi Republik Indonesia Nomor Kep.247/Men/X/2011 tentang jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori Konstruksi). Download here
- Regulation No. 462 year 2012 of Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by Foreign Workers in categories of Education Services. (Keputusan Menteri Tenaga Kerja Dan Transmigrasi Republik Indonesia Nomor 462 Tahun 2012 tentang jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori Jasa Pendidikan). Download here
- Regulation No. 463 year 2012 of Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by Foreign Workers in categories of Industrial Chemicals And Other Chemicals Products Processing. (Keputusan Menteri Tenaga Kerja dan Transmigrasi Republik Indonesia Nomor 463 Tahun 2012 tentang jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori Industri Pengolahan Golongan Pokok Industri Bahan Kimia Dan Barang Dari Bahan Kimia). Download here
- Regulation No. 464 year 2012 of Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of Republic Indonesia about Job Positions which can be occupied by Foreign Workers in categories of Wholesale, Retail, Repair and Maintenance of Car and Motorcycle. (Keputusan Menteri Tenaga Kerja dan Transmigrasi Republik Indonesia Nomor 464 Tahun 2012 tentang jabatan yang dapat diduduki oleh Tenaga Kerja Asing pada kategori Perdagangan Besar dan Eceran Serta Reparasi dan Perawatan Mobil dan Sepeda Motor). Download here
