Jakarta, May 8 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Marine and Fisheries is forging strategic partnerships with South Korean government agencies and universities to develop marine and fisheries human resources and protect Indonesian workers.

Those agencies and universities are the Korean Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology (KIMFT), Korea Seafarers Welfare and Employment Center (KOSWEC), Pukyong National University (PKNU), National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of Korea (MOF).

"These partnerships are part of the pilot project for the Indonesia-Korea Global Leader Talent Development Support Center establishment in Busan," Head of the ministry's Marine and Fisheries Human Resources Trai...