Introduction
The upcoming ASEAN Economic Community : AEC in 2015 has made the member nations in this region more interesting, with more role and more negotiation power on the world economic arena. AEC is more than a beginning of free trade and mutual agreement on reduced tariffs; actually, it is a gateway to lead ASEAN to Single Market and Production Base. This also covers mutual agreements on free trade, investment services, and workforce mobility in 5 fields, i.e. products, services, investments, workforce, and funds, as well as the standardization of all relevant criteria. Of course, this has an effect on businesses and there will probably be a shortage of workforce in different professions due to Mutual Recognition Agreement : MRA on the following 7 fields of occupations: engineering, nursing, architecture, exploration, medicine, dentistry, and accounting.(Department of Trade Negotiations, 2012) The workforce in any countries that meets the qualification criteria, as mutually agreed, on education, training, and work experiences will be accepted among all members and can work in whatever ASEAN countries they want.
Moreover, the free workforce mobility may