"With a recession or inflation hitting Europe and the United States, there will be massive layoffs, especially in labor-intensive sectors. Indonesia is one of the countries that exports labor-intensive products, such as shoes, footwear, garments, and textiles," Noor stated in Bengkulu City, Saturday.
Hence, the Ministry of Manpower and all governments at the provincial, district, and city levels are preparing Vocational Training Centers (BLK) to train people to be capable of being MSMEs entrepreneurs, he remarked.
He noted that the development of BLK across Indonesia aligned with President Joko Widodo's direction of developing 34 BLK or Central Technical Implementation Units (UPTP) in 34 provinces.
“The president’s target is to focus on building 34 BLK or UPTP under the Ministry of Manpower outside the four newly formed provinces,” he remarked.
If the training provided is able to help the community (members) in growing their own MSMEs, then the economy will remain stable despite the mass layoffs ahead of the recession, Noor remarked.
Earlier, he also reviewed the development of BLK to become a national-scale UPTP located in Panorama Village, Bengkulu City.
"We are observing the preparation location for the large UPTP BLK from the Ministry of Manpower, where we have collaborated with Bengkulu Province to jointly build the BLK," he explained.
He stated that construction of the UPTP BLK Bengkulu aims to benefit people in Bengkulu Province, and although the UPTP is on a national scale, it will prioritize the people of Bengkulu.
Meanwhile, Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah stated that the Bengkulu Provincial Government had prepared 2.3 hectares of land for the construction of UPTP BLK in Panorama Village and six hectares of supporting land in the Air Sebakul area.
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