Technology, jobs and the future of work in Indonesia
Digital era and technology advancement are changing the fundamental nature of work around the world, including Indonesia. Understanding these shifts can help policy makers, business leaders and workers to move forward.
“Technology can be seen as a challenge but also an opportunity. Education and skills training are important to anticipate changing employment in the future. Government of Indonesia will continue to actively work with its social partners to tackle employment challenges and prepare jobs in the future,” said Abdul Wahab Bangkona, the Expert for the Indonesian Manpower Minister on International Relations in his remarks.
Skills development and improvement are vital for the future of work of Indonesia. To ensure future jobs for Indonesia we have developed vocational programme based on the majority of workforce in Indonesia, government strategic programme, vocational programme for strong industry association as well as the roadmap for the technical vocational education and training."
M. Rudy Salahuddin, Deputy for Creative Economy Coordination and Competitiveness of Cooperative and Small Medium Enterprises of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs
To date, relevant government departments have developed policies responding to the changing nature of work. M. Rudy Salahuddin, Deputy for Creative Economy Coordination and Competitiveness of Cooperative and Small Medium Enterprises of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, explained the five areas of policies developed by the Indonesian government in facing the transformation.
“Skills development and improvement are vital for the future of work of Indonesia. To ensure future jobs for Indonesia we have developed vocational programme based on the majority of workforce in Indonesia, government strategic programme, vocational programme for strong industry association as well as the roadmap for the technical vocational education and training,” Rudy said.
There is a growing creative, digital industry by young Indonesians. More and more young workers and entrepreneurs choose to offer their services on digital platform, challenging conventional ideas about how and where work is undertaken. This needs to be well-regulated."
Wahyu Aditya, Director of Hellomotion, a digital company
From the perspective of young workers, Wahyu Aditya, Director of Hellomotion, a digital company, shared his experiences as the young entrepreneurs in the creative, digital industry. “There is a growing creative, digital industry by young Indonesians. More and more young workers and entrepreneurs choose to offer their services on digital platform, challenging conventional ideas about how and where work is undertaken. This needs to be well-regulated,” he exclaimed.
The national dialogue was a follow-up to the global Future of Work Initiative launched by the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, in 2015. The goal of the Future of Work is to generate a shared understanding of the forces transforming the world of work and to equip governments, employers and workers with the knowledge, ideas and policy alternatives to advance the cause of social justice as the ILO enters its second century of work.
In addition to Indonesia, more than 60 countries around the world are currently planning consultations with their relevant actors about this. It is planned that in 2017 and 2018, a High-Level Global Commission on the Future of Work would be established and conduct its work.