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Jokowi's invitation to invest undermined by red tape
New barriers include local language proficiency for foreigners seeking jobs
Published Wed, Feb 18, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Jakarta
AN ENGLISH degree, a teaching certificate, five years of experience and an HIV test from your country of origin. That's all you need to get a job with a starting salary of US$1,200 a month in Indonesia.
With native-language English teachers needing to fulfil a laundry list of requirements to get a work permit, commercial schools are short of teachers.
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