Jakarta, Oct. 26 -- Indonesia and Portugal are finalizing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at expanding employment opportunities and strengthening legal protections for Indonesian migrant workers, officials said Monday.

The Ministry for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI) targets signing the bilateral agreement by late November 2026, creating a formal framework to address labor demands driven by Portugal's aging demographic.

"The substance of the MoU should not merely focus on expanding job opportunities; it must also ensure adequate protection arrangements for migrant workers," P2MI Minister Mukhtarudin said while hosting Pedro Portugal Gaspar, President of Portugal's Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylu...