Despite the recent and long-awaited merger of Indonesia's warring football leagues into a single governing body, foreign players remain unpaid and as vulnerable to exploitation as other migrant workers. With Indonesian football in a perpetual mess due to high-level political infighting and competing governing bodies, both local and foreign players have gone unpaid, some for up to nine months, losing outstanding bonuses, and foreigners often playing without visas.
Football Fall Guys: Indonesia's Expat Players
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Football Fall Guys: Indonesia's Expat Players
Despite the recent and long-awaited merger of Indonesia's warring football leagues into a single governing body, foreign players remain unpaid and as vulnerable to exploitation as other migrant workers. With Indonesian football in a perpetual mess due to high-level political infighting and competing governing bodies, both local and foreign players have gone unpaid, some for up to nine months, losing outstanding bonuses, and foreigners often playing without visas.