Jakarta, Sept. 7 -- The Ministry of Manpower highlighted its commitment to continuously strengthening the inspection of companies' compliance with rules in employing foreign workers.

The ministry's Director of Labor Standards Inspection, Rinaldi Umar, in his statement here on Sunday, underscored the importance of commitment among companies employing foreign workers in complying with the labor regulations that apply in Indonesia.

"Companies must provide protection to foreign workers with the national social security system and guarantee the rights of local workers to get transfers of technology and work cultures that are good and healthy," he remarked.

Umar noted that good compliance is expected to create a supportive work climate betwe...