"Ministry boosts inspection of foreign workers employment compliance", ANTARA News, 7 September 2025

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Recently, the Ministry of Manpower has carried out an inspection at PT Wanxiang Nickel Indonesia (WNI), Bohomotefe, Morowali, Central Sulawesi, on September 4-5, 2025.

He noted that, based on the inspection, it was found that the company had not complied with several labor rules.

The violations include employing 6 foreign workers with expired visas, placing 4 foreign workers in positions that do not align with the foreign manpower utilization plan (RPTKA), and employing 37 foreign workers who only hold special stay permits without RPTKA documents.

In addition, he said, there was one foreign worker who could not show a visa document.

Furthermore, he stated that the company has not registered five foreign workers in the state's workers' insurance and health insurance programs [...].

"The company reported that the wages of 65 foreign workers were [...] below what is stated in the RPTKA, which is US$1,000 per month," he said.

He also pointed out that the company has not met the obligation to report foreign workers' employment annually to the Ministry of Manpower.

The company also has not appointed Indonesian workers to guide foreign workers for technology transfer and has not provided Indonesian language training programs for its foreign workers.

To this end, the inspection team has requested a statement to be issued by PT WNI, stating that it would dismiss 37 foreign workers who do not have RPTKA documents.

The team will also take other steps, such as issuing a written warning, monitoring compliance regarding the warning, coordinating with the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections, and possibly giving administrative sanctions to PT WNI.