Indonesia cracks down on fake job vacancies

The Indonesian Ministry of Manpower has taken measures to combat fake information on available job vacancies, including devising a plan to establish the Task Force on the Eradication of Fake Job Advertisement, reported the country’s news agency Antara.

"Fake job adverts have grown troubling and brought detrimental impacts to job seekers. Therefore, we have decided to take firm actions in a bid to prevent the spread of such fake information," the ministry's Secretary-General, Anwar Sanusi, noted in his office's August 30 statement as quoted by Antara.

To form the task force, Sanusi revealed that the ministry would collaborate with relevant stakeholders, such as the National Cyber and Encryption Agency (BSSN), Communication and Informatics Ministry, National Police (Polri), and regional manpower offices.

The official explained that the task force will be mandated to ensure that all circulating job advertisements have been verified and to take action against related scams.

Sanusi further noted that his office had also devised a job vacancy hoax prevention service that can be accessed via varied means, such as phone, WhatsApp, a website, and the ministry's social media accounts./.

VNA