Moeldoko said the government had the people’s best interests in mind by aiming to create more employment opportunities through the implementation of the newly passed jobs law.

Furthermore, he claimed President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo was unafraid of making bold decisions if it meant that Indonesia could be better-equipped to compete against other countries for economic prowess, particularly in regard to the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) index.

“President Jokowi chose to be unafraid in taking risks and take steep and uphill paths,” Moeldoko said as quoted by kompas.com.

He said that those opposed to the jobs law simply lacked understanding of its core tenets, claiming that the legislation product was intended as a catalyst for a streamlined bureaucracy to entice future investments and improve national economic growth.

Moeldoko said that 80 percent of the country’s workforce had a low level of education, further necessitating a law that cuts through red tape to allow for more job opportunities.

“We need to streamline and synchronize what I call ‘hyper-regulation’ that has hindered the creation of employment opportunities,” he said

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