REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KARAWANG -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has stressed the rumor of foreign workers from China flooding Indonesia is exaggerated. It would not be possible to have 10 million to 20 million Chinese nationals working in Indonesia. "Especially when standard wage in our country is below China," he explained.

Therefore, President believed the news spreading among the people was incorrect. He called it did not make any sense. "We should put logic first in analyzing issues, so it would not be a disturbing news for the public."

According to Jokowi a large number of Chinese visited Indonesia not for working nor became illegal worker. So far, he recorded some 21 thousand people from Chinese worked in Indonesia.

In contrary, Indonesia is aiming at Chinese tourists. The government are trying to attract 10 million tourist from China. "United States of America and European Union also try to get more Chinese tourist to the countries," he reiterated in Karawang, West Java, on Friday.

Meanwhile, according to Labor Minister Hanif Dhakiri, during 2016 there were problems with 673 foreign workers. Mostly (587 people) were illegal workers. The rest was having trouble with permit violations. "They came from China, Japan, South Korea, India, and others," he said.

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