Jakarta, April 3 -- The Indonesian government sent 200 migrant workers under the Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) scheme in the manufacturing sector to Japan, Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar said on Friday.

"The dispatch today proves that the SMK Go Global program is key to expanding access for Indonesian workers to enter the global labor market," he said at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten.

The initiative is part of a national strategy to expand workforce access to overseas markets through the SMK Go Global program.

He said the program is a priority of President Prabowo Subianto, as instructed following a cabinet meeting on November 5, 2025.

"This is an init...