Jakarta, July 15 -- Indonesia's Ministry for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KP2MI) is working with 11 ministries to prepare globally competitive workers under the Go Global Vocational High School (SMK Go Global) programme, targeting 500,000 migrant workers by 2029.

Deputy Minister for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers Christina Aryani announced the initiative after chairing a technical coordination meeting with representatives of 11 ministries overseeing vocational education institutions in Jakarta on Wednesday.

"We want to align cross-sector efforts in coaching competent Indonesian migrant workers who are ready to enter the international labor market," Christina said in a statement.

She said the SMK Go Global...