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Jakarta Tries to Soothe Angry Multinationals on Visas

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Oct 09, 2015
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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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