Mataram, Sept. 6 -- The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) provincial government is ramping up efforts to expand overseas employment opportunities for its residents, including exploring placements in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

To follow up on the initiative, Acting Head of the NTB Manpower and Transmigration Office Baiq Nelly Yuniarti met with employment placement firm PT Wira Karitas, according to an official statement issued in Mataram on Saturday.

Yuniarti emphasized that the meeting was not only about collaboration, but also about securing a future for thousands of NTB youths.

The opportunity was first raised by Indonesian Ambassador to the UAE Husin Bagis, who noted that the Middle East country requires around 3,000 new workers annuall...