So, like, the Manpower Minister dude, Yassierli, was all like super hopeful and stuff that this layoff task force the government is planning won’t just deal with layoffs but will also like, you know, create more jobs and stuff. He spilled the beans on this during a meeting with the House of Representatives in Jakarta on Monday, which sounds pretty official and all that jazz.
Right now, there’s this whole coordination thing going on between the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs and the Ministry of State Secretariat to draft some regulation for setting up this layoff task force. The Ministry of Manpower is like on it, trying to prevent layoffs and help out folks who do get laid off. They’re even making this layoff risk map to see where the danger zones are.
And get this, they’re planning to sync up monthly manpower data with other ministries and agencies. It’s like a whole team effort with the Ministry of Manpower, Ministry of Finance, Statistics Indonesia, and Bank Indonesia all working together to get the deets on manpower every month. “We want that monthly manpower data, yo,” said the minister, probably.
To make things even better, they’re gonna beef up coordination with manpower offices at the local levels and stuff. And after someone gets the boot, the ministry’s got this Government Regulation Number 6 of 2025 ready to give them some extra benefits. Plus, they’re offering training to help folks skill up after being laid off, and they’re stepping up their game in providing job info online and offline, as well as helping out with entrepreneurship services for those affected by layoffs.
According to the layoff data, in 2025, there were like 24,036 people who lost their jobs, with the most in Central Java at 10,692. So, yeah, things are happening, I guess. Not really sure why this matters, but there you go.
All in all, the Ministry of Manpower is doing its thing to help out with layoffs and job creation. Let’s hope it all works out for the best.
