JAKARTA - The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) claims that the construction of the Merah Putih Fishermen Village (KNMP) in 65 locations has absorbed as many as 17,550 workers.
Director General of Fisheries Capture KKP Lotharia Latif said that the absorbed workforce ranged from construction workers, fishermen to KNMP operational workers.
According to him, the absorption of labor will continue to increase as the facility is managed, fisheries logistics, and upstream and downstream service support.
"This increase in labor is a mandate of the President of the Republic of Indonesia contained in Astacita, especially in the creation of employment and local economic independence," said Lotharia in an official statement, Wednesday, January 7.
Latif assessed that the development of KNMP is part of the national priority for improving the welfare of coastal communities and expanding employment. Not only building physical infrastructure, but also a model for inclusive coastal economic empowerment through social engineering.
"This program is not only to build facilities such as piers, cold storage or ice factories, this is a real opportunity for coastal communities to rise economically and socially," he said.
The development of KNMP in Phase I targets 65 points spread across the Indonesian coast. Then, 35 second phase points will follow, which are planned to be continued to 1,000 development points.
With this KNMP, continued Lotharia, the government wants to create jobs in the region as well as grow the economy and improve welfare.
"The community is also enthusiastic about this KNMP program because it has a real positive impact in the region," he added.
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