Govt to provide place for job expo

Govt to provide place for job expo

JAKARTA: The Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration has
promised to find a permanent place to host a job expo to help job
seekers in the country.

Minister Jacob Nuwa Wea said job seekers would not be charged
for the service, which aims to provide a meeting point between
job seekers and employers.

Job seekers had to pay Rp 20,000 to enter a job expo recently
held by a private event organizer in Jakarta.

The number of unemployed increases each year by an estimated
2.5 million, while the country's economy only grew by 4 percent
last year, below the minimum 7 percent needed to absorb the
growing workforce. -- Antara