Govt pledges creation of more jobs

Govt pledges creation of more jobs

JAKARTA: The Minister for Manpower and Transmigration, Jacob
Nuwa Wea, has called on relevant government agencies and business
entities to initiate action to handle the burgeoning problem of
unemployment in the country.

The minister said on Monday that the standing unemployment
figures had reached an alarming level at 38 million unemployed.

"The figure is worrying as the new work force entering the
labor market reaches 2.5 million per year," he told reporters.

He said the government had sought every avenue to deal with
unemployment, including his ministry's plan to create up to 1.5
million jobs this year.

The ministry has also set the target of exporting between
650,000 and 700,000 workers this year.

The minister hoped business entities would follow in the
government's footsteps and create more jobs. -- Antara