Indonesia Jobs Report : Towards Better Jobs and Security for All
Indonesia has enjoyed a demographic dividend over the last forty years. The working population has been growing faster than the population of non-working dependents. This presents a major opportunity for economic growth and poverty reduction, provi...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Jakarta
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/601901468285575499/Main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27901 |
| Summary: | Indonesia has enjoyed a demographic
dividend over the last forty years. The working population
has been growing faster than the population of non-working
dependents. This presents a major opportunity for economic
growth and poverty reduction, provided that more jobs and
better jobs are created to employ a workforce, which will
grow by an estimated 20 million workers over the next ten
years. Today's policy makers in Indonesia face a
strategic challenge in identifying which policies and
programs will spur the creation of good jobs while, at the
same time, ensuring that workers are better protected from
risks threatening their income security. Decisions about
labor policies are particularly difficult because they can
directly affect the well-being of workers, both inside and
outside the formal jobs market, and the firms that are the
main engines of job growth. Sound empirical data will help
guide the debate around labor reform. The Indonesia jobs
report, prepared by the World Bank in cooperation with the
Government of Indonesia and local research partners, is the
most comprehensive assessment of the country's labor
market that has been carried out in the last decade. The
report uses the most up-to-date data available to examine
the performance of the labor market, changes in the supply
of workers, and the effects of labor policies. The findings
will help inform future policy directions and contribute
towards evidence-based decision making. Stimulating the
growth of better jobs requires a multi-pronged approach.
This report recommends much needed reforms of labor policies
and programs. Equally important, however, are reforms that
accelerate job creation by improving infrastructure and the
investment climate, alongside reforms that aim at improving
the quality of education. Success will depend on working
partnerships between the government, employer associations,
labor unions and other civil society groups, with the
support of Indonesia's think tanks and international
development partners. This report helps reinvigorate policy
dialogue about job creation and worker security. Learning
from experiences and international best practices, Indonesia
will be better prepared to navigate a course towards
'win-win' solutions that accelerate the creation
of better jobs without sacrificing adequate protection for workers. |
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