New Global Labor Hubs Introduced: BP2MI Empowers Higher Education Institutions to Operate as Official Migrant Centers

The Minister of Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection/Head of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Board (Badan Pelindungan Pekerja Migran Indonesia/BP2MI) has issued Regulation No. 7 of 2026 (“Regulation 7/2026”) on Vocational Providers of Indonesian Migrant Workers (Pekerja Migran Indonesia – “PMI”), which establishes a comprehensive standardization and compliance framework that should now be complied with by all vocational institutions that offer education and/or training to PMI (“PMI Vocational Institutions”).