JITCO

Annual Meeting with Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration (October 2005)

On September 6, 2005, JITCO delegation visited Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration (MOM&T) in Indonesia and held a Annual Meeting with Director Mr. Kirnadi to exchange information mainly on measures to 1) strengthen the functioning of sending organizations in Indonesia, 2) solve run-away trainee program, 3) provide support for returnees, and 4) enrich pre-dispatch trainings.
First, Director Mr. Kirnadi appraised the training program's contribution for "human resource development" in Indonesia and he declared that for further development, more strict screening system will be laid out for selecting sending organizations and training candidates to resolve current issues, especially run-away trainee issue.

JITCO indicated that MOM&T needs to review and improve pre-dispatch trainings, functions of sending organizations, and reinstatement support. Then, added that JITCO hopes to see the number of Indonesian trainees to increase in the near future. In response, Director Mr. Kirnadi expressed intentions to instruct the certified sending organizations to strengthen their functionality (including the assignment of dedicated staff with Japanese communication skills) to fulfill requests from accepting organizations and also promised to collect information on returnees and submit a report to JITCO.