Ministry of Labour: PJ and OWIC card holders must apply for travel permission

The Ministry of Labour announced on March 11 that individuals holding PJ and OWIC cards must obtain travel permission from the ministry before traveling abroad.

The statement said that if passport for job (PJ) holders and Overseas Worker Identification Card (OWIC) holders intend to travel abroad, whether through an agency program, their own program (professional), or because they want to return after their leave, they must apply to the Ministry of Labour online (not in person) with the following documents to obtain permission to travel abroad.