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Resilient, realistic growth
Editorial 1 month ago

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Resilient, realistic growth

An aggressive growth target may lift headline GDP, but it could also inflate asset prices, strain the state budget and erode investor confidence in fiscal policy. 
Indonesia’s demographic bonus and the productivity imperative
Academia 10 months ago

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Indonesia’s demographic bonus and the productivity imperative

The employment structure in Indonesia is imbalanced, with 33.67 percent of workers in part-time jobs and 59.33 percent in the informal sector, often without job security, social protections or access to skill development.
Reviving the middle class with jobs
Academia 11 months ago

Reviving the middle class with jobs

Developing labor-intensive, demand-driven businesses can boost employment and transform the economy.
Ministry allocates $8.2b to purchase rubber, resin from farmers
Business 5 years ago

Ministry allocates $8.2b to purchase rubber, resin from farmers

The direct purchases are also a part of the ministry’s effort to boost its cash labor intensive program (PKT) to help strengthen people’s purchasing power in rural areas.
Ministry aims to provide income in rural areas with Rp 2.25t irrigation projects
Business 5 years ago

Ministry aims to provide income in rural areas with Rp 2.25t irrigation projects

The Public Works and Housing Ministry is moving ahead with labor-intensive projects aimed at increasing employment in rural regions.
New challenges for preemployment program
Opinion 5 years ago

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New challenges for preemployment program

The preemployment card program is indeed relevant to the present condition and future challenges of Indonesia’s labor market. However, the figure does not fully reflect local labor conditions.
Why should Indonesia adopt hourly wage scheme?
Opinion 6 years ago

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Why should Indonesia adopt hourly wage scheme?

Such a regulation if implemented in Indonesia could potentially reduce the payment load on Indonesian employers, while at the same time ensure the employees are paid in accordance with the minimum wage. 
Ministry disburses Rp 1.2t for labor intensive program
Business 8 years ago

Ministry disburses Rp 1.2t for labor intensive program

The Transportation Ministry has allocated Rp 1.2 trillion (US$87.8 million) for labor intensive programs in a number of locations.
Indonesia to offer tax incentives to manufacturing industry: Minister
Business 8 years ago

Indonesia to offer tax incentives to manufacturing industry: Minister

The Industry Ministry will provide the manufacturing industry — a main contributor to gross domestic product (GDP) — with three tax incentives to try to boost the country’s economy, which has seen slow growth in recent years.
Govt to intensify job creation in 2018
Business 8 years ago

Govt to intensify job creation in 2018

The government is to intensify its labor programs next year in 100 regencies and cities in its effort to boost job creation, kontan.co.id reported on Monday.
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