We have improved employment policies through multi-stakeholder collaboration and transformed the employment training center into a center for competence and productivity
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah highlighted four developments pertaining to Indonesia's progress in the employment sector, including strengthening stakeholders' collaboration, during her speech at the plenary session of the 110th International Labor Conference (ILC) in Switzerland.

The minister noted that various advancements in the labor sector could serve as references for members of the International Labor Organization (ILO) to develop their labor sector in their respective countries.

"We have improved employment policies through multi-stakeholder collaboration and transformed the employment training center into a center for competence and productivity," Fauziyah noted in a written statement on Friday.


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The minister later spoke of her side having strengthened stakeholders' collaboration in the field of employment programs and policies. Indonesia has actively involved the private sector and trade unions/labor unions (SP/SB) as well as academia in the transformation of job training institutions.

The second progress was achieved in the form of the newly enacted law to protect migrant workers that provides a safety net for Indonesian migrant workers (PMI).

Under the third development, the Manpower Ministry continues to encourage social dialog as an instrument to develop conducive industrial relations in Indonesia. The minister noted that the mechanism and form of social dialog should be developed on the basis of different national circumstances in fostering social dialog in each ILO member country.

"Indonesia has shown its commitment to developing social dialog based on respect for freedom of association as well as effective recognition to them," she stated at the conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 9.


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Apart from creating and expanding job opportunities, the other progress achieved is entrepreneurship and cooperatives to build the economy and survive during crises.

Fauziyah conveyed that system development, cooperatives management, and entrepreneurship contribute to promote decent work in future that can improve the people's lives.

"We continue to strengthen the role of entrepreneurship and cooperatives in national development as well as mobilize their contribution in ending the crisis," the minister concluded.

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Translator: Prisca Triferna V, Resinta S
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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