Indonesia faces brain drain as skilled graduates leave for jobs abroad

Jobseekers line up on May 14, 2024, to file their applications at a job fair in Pandeglang, Banten, as part of provincial government efforts to help young people find work. - Photo: Antara file

JAKARTA: Indonesia has seen an increasing outflow of skilled young adults seeking work abroad in a brain drain phenomenon experts attribute to concern around job opportunities within the country.

Twenty-five-year-old political science graduate Fikri Haikal obtained a working holiday visa (WHV) in Australia and now makes a living as a poultry factory worker.