10 Indonesian migrant workers in Taiwan to start small business in home country
TAIPEI (Taiwan News)
– 10 Indonesians were recently selected by Indonesia's de-facto embassy in
Taipei as the best migrant workers and to start small businesses after they
return home. They were selected based on their performance in classes offered
by the office designed to prepare them for future work in Indonesia.
The Indonesian
Economic and Trade Office to Taipei (IETO) teamed up with the Global Workers
Organization (GWO) to offer classes for Indonesian migrant workers in Taiwan to
acquire needed skills for advanced careers after returning home.
40 Indonesians
working in Taiwan attended the courses under the Exit Program, with two courses
available for now – baking and e-commerce. 10 out of the 40 course participants
were recently selected by the office to receive assistance in the form of a
business loan in Indonesia.
Atin Sunarti, a
caregiver, who was named one of the best in the class, expressed gratitude to
her employer for supporting her by allowing her to attend baking classes every
week over the past few months. Sunarti said her employer encourages her to
start her own business in Indonesia and is wishing her the best of luck.
"We try to grow
entrepreneurship mentality of our Indonesian migrant workers. They can't be
migrant worker forever in Taiwan," Robert James Bintaryo,
Representative of IETO Taipei, said at Kainan Vocational High School in Taipei
on Sunday.
