Indonesia, Japan’s Kagawa strengthen cooperation to expand technical intern placements
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- Indonesia’s Manpower Ministry and Japan’s Kagawa Prefecture signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) to expand technical intern placements and strengthen worker protection for Indonesian participants.
- The agreement covers improved procedures for sending and receiving interns, structured data exchange, joint problem-solving, and empowerment programs for internship alumni after their return.
- Kagawa currently hosts around 4,000 Indonesian workers and expects Japan’s internship system reform, set for April 2027, to further open opportunities for Indonesian talent.
Head of Kemnaker’s Agency for Manpower Planning and Development (Barenbang), Anwar Sanusi, said in a statement in Jakarta on Saturday that the cooperation aims to increase both the placement and intake of Indonesian technical intern trainees in Japan.
“It is also intended to ensure the quality of skills, as well as protection of welfare, safety, health and security of participants throughout the internship program,” Anwar said.
He added that the cooperation—marked by the signing of a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) between Kemnaker and the Kagawa prefectural government—represented a concrete step to ensure the Japan-bound internship scheme runs in a more structured manner and delivers tangible benefits for participants.
“Through this cooperation, we want to ensure Indonesian interns depart with competencies that match industry needs and work within a more orderly system that protects them,” Anwar said.
Under the agreement, both sides committed to strengthening the process for sending and receiving interns, exchanging data and information, cooperating in resolving issues on the ground, and facilitating empowerment programs for technical intern alumni after they complete the scheme.
Kagawa Governor Toyohito Ikeda said Indonesian human resources play an important role in supporting business needs in the prefecture.
“For that reason, Kagawa Prefecture is opening opportunities for broader cooperation with Indonesia,” Ikeda said.
Currently, around 4,000 Indonesian workers are employed in Kagawa. The figure includes 1,463 technical intern trainees and 1,161 workers under the Specified Skilled Worker program, who contribute across various business sectors.
Ikeda also noted that starting in April 2027, Japan’s internship system will be transformed into a training-and-employment framework.
The change is expected to make the pathway for Indonesian workers entering Japan—particularly Kagawa Prefecture—more open.
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