Jakarta, May 1 -- Head of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) Benny Rhamdani said that Indonesian migrant workers have significant opportunities to fill the increasing need for nurses in Germany.

In a statement received from here on Wednesday, Rhamdani outlined this potential during a discussion with the Indonesian Ambassador to Germany, Arif Havas Oegroseno.

He told Ambassador Oegroseno that the agency is aware that Germany currently lacks skilled workers and is providing convenience to foreign workers through the amendment to the Skilled Immigration Act in hopes of filling around 1.98 million job vacancies in the country.

"This will certainly open up enormous opportunities for our migrant workers," Rhamdani point...