This is because K3 is the key to handling the COVID-19 pandemic, especially at the workplace.Jakarta (ANTARA) - Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah urged all stakeholders to continue to ensure stringent implementation of work safety and health (K3), as it is one of the critical components in handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
"What is most important is to not let our spirit decline in implementing work safety and health in our respective workplace," the minister noted during the 2022 National K3 Month Commemoration event here on Wednesday.
"This is because K3 is the key to handling the COVID-19 pandemic, especially at the workplace," she said.
The implementation of K3 is deemed necessary since the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing despite having declining and being brought under control, she pointed out.
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Moreover, implementation of stringent health protocols and expansion of vaccine coverage are expected to facilitate recovery in the health and manpower sectors.
Moreover, one of the steps to develop manpower, especially concerning the creation of jobs, is the issuance of the Job Creation Law, she stated.
This law mandates the release of Governmental Regulation No. 5 of 2021 on Risk-Based Business Licensing.
These regulations aim to facilitate investment in Indonesia, with K3 being one of the points of consideration in determining whether entrepreneurs have a level of risk.
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In addition, the K3 affects business licensing.
"If the business has a high risk, then it would require a permit. If the risk is low, then it only needs registration and also commitment to follow several standards, such as the K3," Fauziyah explained.
To this end, the minister has encouraged all parties to execute all regulations to the best of their abilities to realize the government's vision and mission in creating jobs and recovering the national economy.
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