Garut, West Java (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Minister of Migrant Workers Protection Mukhtaruddin officially opened job opportunities through an international job fair at the Garut District Government Area in West Java, giving people chance to become migrant workers through proper procedures.
“Please come to the 2026 international job fair on November 14-15, 2026, to get clear information on the mechanisms, procedures, countries, and sectors needed for working abroad,” Mukhtaruddin said when opening the fair here on Saturday.
He said the ministry continues to open overseas job opportunities in various safe and secure work sectors in line with procedures.
According to him, people interested in working abroad can come to the fair in Garut to ask for accurate information and find appealing jobs matching their interests.
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“What is clear is the mechanisms, procedures, countries, and sectors needed for working abroad, so people get accurate, correct, and objective information from accountable sources,” Mukhtaruddin added.
The ministry also implemented the Vocational High School (SMK) Go Global program, which offers job opportunities for vocational, senior high school, bachelor’s, and diploma graduates who want to work abroad.
The program encourages prospective migrant workers to improve their capacity through skills and language training before they depart.
“We prepare the human capacity side; the president’s program and a national priority program, which is SMK Go Global,” Mukhtaruddin said.
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Meanwhile, Garut District Head Abdusy Syakur Amin expressed gratitude that Garut was chosen to host the 2026 international job fair, which can be an alternative for people to get work while addressing open unemployment.
“We are facing a challenge in open unemployment and it gives an alternative to Garut people in particular to look for opportunities to work abroad,” Amin said.
The two-day job fair runs through Sunday (Nov 15), with 5,000 job openings at 30 international companies in fields, such as construction, manufacturing, agriculture, logistics, restaurant food processing, cruise ships, hospitality, caregiving, driving, and ground handling.
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