CHAPTER VIII
EMPLOYMENT OF WORKERS OF FOREIGN CITIZENSHIP
Article 42
(1) Every employer that employs workers of foreign citizenship is under an obligation to obtain written
permission from Minister.
(2) An employer who is an individual person [not a corporate] is prohibited from employing workers of
foreign citizenship.
(3) The obligation to obtain permission from Minister as referred to under subsection (1) does not apply to
representative offices of foreign countries in Indonesia that employ foreign citizens as their diplomatic
and consular employees.
(4) Workers of foreign citizenship can be employed in Indonesia in employment relations for certain
positions and for a certain period of time only.
(5) Provisions concerning certain positions and certain periods of time as referred to under subsection (4)
shall be determined and specified with a Ministerial Decision.
(6) Workers of foreign citizenships as referred to under subsection (4) whose working period has expired
and cannot be extended may be replaced by other workers of foreign citizenships.