Indonesia’s exports of processed nickel reached an estimated $30 billion in 2022, a huge increase from just $1 billion in 2015. Jokowi has highlighted how the ban has seen a 30-fold increase in the value of Indonesia’s nickel-related exports. The low PISA test results in Math, reading and science also make them poor candidates to work in the BPO industry. If people are going to be our main exports, we should add to their value by enhancing their skills. By exporting them them like raw nickel ores, the country’s economy earns less value and we are short selling our people.

Source: Philippine Star March 15, 2024 02:42 UTC