Jakarta, Nov. 2 -- Indonesia has formally called on the Hong Kong government to open up professional and formal job sectors to its migrant workforce, noting that nearly all placements in the territory remain heavily concentrated within the domestic sector.

Minister for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI) Mukhtarudin raised the matter during a bilateral meeting with Hong Kong's Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han in Hong Kong on Monday.

The talks aimed to bolster labor cooperation and enhance the welfare of Indonesian workers, according to a statement released by the P2MI Ministry.

According to ministry data, 332,674 Indonesian migrant workers were placed in Hong Kong between 2023 and 2026, with 99.92 perc...