Seoul – Four Korean businessmen received an award from Ambassador John Prasetio. They are considered to have given more facilities than the applicable provisions for workers. This diplomacy  was expected to continue in the days to come.

The night of the Ambassador Award held at Wisma Duta Seoul, Friday night (08.26.16). In addition to Korean entrepreneurs award recipients are ‘carrying’ some Indonesian workers, attended also Wamenlu AM Fachir and High Priest Istiqlal Mosque, Prof. Dr. Nasaruddin Umar.

The Ambassador said that the granting of the award is an effort by the Indonesian Embassy in the protection of migrant workers in South Korea, which amounts to more than 33 thousand people. It also means that the Government of Indonesia to give appreciation to employers who had been instrumental facilities that can be considered very adequate.

“We hope that they become role models for other entrepreneurs in Korea in terms of specificity pay more attention to the needs of workers from Indonesia,” he said.

A total of three CEOs who received the award are those who cultivate the field of food, metal and laser technology. They are generally only employ foreigners from Indonesia, provide a good place to stay, kosher food and a holiday in the great days of the Indonesian national specific. One other CEOs get the award because it is considered a very humanitarian, helping the treatment of a migrant worker is suffering from cancer of acute back to health and then hired him back.

The Vice Indonesia Foreign Minister AM Fachir also underlined that the award handed inspiring activity was considered very positive and should be continued in the future. Indonesian workers have contributed to the development of Korea that deserve good treatment of employer There.

“My message to the recipient of the award, spread what you do to other entrepreneurs,” he said

An award recipient, Jin-Ho Chung from Shin Young Metal testified that it was his duty to give sufficient rights to employees, including from Indonesia. Submitted that the Korean people had also been into the workforce in Germany, then returned to build his country to move forward. Indonesian migrant workers are also expected to return to Indonesia to build the country.

According to the database Embassy in Seoul, there are currently 513 Korean companies that employ Indonesian workers with a basic salary of around 14 million rupiah per month. As many as 234 of them are willing surveyed by the Embassy in Seoul and eventually narrowed down to 4 entrepreneur award recipients.

In addition to the CEO, yesterday evening, the Embassy also awarded Indra Wijayanto, Head of Indonesian Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) in Busan, for over two years continues to provide guidance and protection to citizens in Busan and its surroundings.

“The granting of this award can be accounted through survey by the Consular Embassy in Seoul,” said Deputy Ambassador Cecep Herawan.