Indonesia to adopt policy recommendations on decent work and sustainable development
Government, employer and worker representatives, academics and other relevant stakeholders from Indonesia reviewed lessons learned and adopt policy recommendations on decent work and sustainable development.
JAKARTA (ILO News): Government, employer and worker representatives, academics and other relevant stakeholders from Indonesia will gather here on Tuesday, 24 February, to review lessons learned and adopt policy recommendations on decent work and sustainable development.
Hosted by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the two-day meeting is part of the preparation for the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 2015 Integration Segment in New York taking place at the end of March.
Under the theme “Achieving Sustainable Development through Employment Creation and Decent Work for All”, the meeting addresses key labour and employment, including
“Decent work and sustainable development are also the key issues for Indonesia and these issues are in line with the theme, agenda and national development goal in the employment sector. I am therefore pleased that Indonesia hosts this meeting to showcase its leadership in promoting decent work and sustainable development through key policies and programmes, and its important role in global action post 2015,” said M. Hanif Dhakiri, Minister of Manpower.
“The challenge in the period ahead would be to maintain the robust economic performance while making the process of development more inclusive and sustainable through promoting job-rich growth,” said Tomoko Nishimoto, the ILO’s Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific as she congratulated the Indonesian Government, and the country’s employers and workers for sustained economic progress and rapid strides in reducing poverty and promoting employment over the last decade.
“This meeting is important to highlight Post-2015 Development Agenda and to support Indonesia especially the key area to promote jobs for the youth," said Douglas Broderick, UN Resident Coordinator in Indonesia. “It's an opportunity to explore the relationship between decent work and sustainable development, and to provide policy recommendations based on the lessons that have been learned in Indonesia."
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Hosted by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the two-day meeting is part of the preparation for the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 2015 Integration Segment in New York taking place at the end of March.
Under the theme “Achieving Sustainable Development through Employment Creation and Decent Work for All”, the meeting addresses key labour and employment, including
- policies to upgrade the manufacturing industry and expand high quality service sectors;
- the role of minimum wages, collective bargaining and other reforms to reduce income inequality;
- reforms that can expand decent job opportunities, and also benefit the environment and the future of our planet;
- training workers for new jobs and providing skills that are required by enterprises;
- ways in which the new pension system can help promote inclusive growth;
- the protection of migrant workers; and
- policies to generate more and better jobs in the rural economy.
“Decent work and sustainable development are also the key issues for Indonesia and these issues are in line with the theme, agenda and national development goal in the employment sector. I am therefore pleased that Indonesia hosts this meeting to showcase its leadership in promoting decent work and sustainable development through key policies and programmes, and its important role in global action post 2015,” said M. Hanif Dhakiri, Minister of Manpower.
“The challenge in the period ahead would be to maintain the robust economic performance while making the process of development more inclusive and sustainable through promoting job-rich growth,” said Tomoko Nishimoto, the ILO’s Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific as she congratulated the Indonesian Government, and the country’s employers and workers for sustained economic progress and rapid strides in reducing poverty and promoting employment over the last decade.
“This meeting is important to highlight Post-2015 Development Agenda and to support Indonesia especially the key area to promote jobs for the youth," said Douglas Broderick, UN Resident Coordinator in Indonesia. “It's an opportunity to explore the relationship between decent work and sustainable development, and to provide policy recommendations based on the lessons that have been learned in Indonesia."
For further information, please contact:
Emma AllenILO Economist
Tel. +6221 391 3112 ext. 140
Gita Lingga
Media Relations Officer
ILO Jakarta Office
Tel. +6221 391 3112 ext. 115