Jakarta Tries to Soothe Angry Multinationals on Visas
Indonesian labor officials appear to be trying to wriggle out of strict interpretation of a July law mandating that multinationals hire 10 locals for every foreigner, a law that is cutting severely into President Joko Widodo’s aspirations to lure foreign direct investment.
In addition to the hiring mandate, the law requires nonresident foreign company di…
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