Construction Of IKN Absorbs 6,700 Workers

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - A number of infrastructure developments in the new Indonesian capital city (IKN) named Nusantara which is currently underway in parts of Penajam Paser Utara Regency, East Kalimantan Province, namely Sepaku Subdistrict absorbs as much as 6,700 workers. "Some work work work on IKN development has absorbed thousands of workers," said Deputy for Social Culture and Community Empowerment of the IKN Alimuddin Authority in Penajam, quoted from Antara, Tuesday 16 May.Ministry of Manpower and Public Housing (PUPR), recorded as many as 6,700 workers involved in the work on a number of new IKN Indonesia infrastructure development projects that are currently underway. He explained that of the 6,700 absorbing laborers, 1,800 of them are local workers of the East Kalimantan community and 4,900 other workers come from outside the Province of East Kalimantan. SMK Negeri 1 Sepaku graduates in Sepaku District, North Penajam Paser Regency in particular major equipment majors are working in the IKN infrastructure development project. "No one knows that heavy equipment paintings from SMK Negeri 1 Sepaku work on average as heavy equipment operators in the IKN project," he added without mentioning in detail the number of SMK Negeri 1 graduates who work in the IKN infrastructure development project. Local work actors are expected to prepare to capture job opportunities for the new IKN Indonesia infrastructure development project. The preparation of human resources (human resources) must be carried out, because companies or implementing contractors involved in the IKN infrastructure development project are looking for workers who already have skills certificates.

Sejumlah pengerjaan proyek pembangunan IKN Indonesia baru ada yang bakal mulai dilaksanakan pada Mei dan Juni 2023, sehingga serapan tenaga kerja diperkirakan juga akan bertambah.Menurut Alimuddin data Kementerian PUPR menyangkut data tenaga kerja dan mencatat ada tenaga kerja lokal yang terserap dalam proyek pembangunan IKN sebagai jawaban atas informasi bahwa tenaga kerja tidak terserap dalam proyek pembangunan IKN Indonesia baru.Sejumlah proyek pembangunan IKN sudah ada yang dikerjakan sejak September 2022, serta ada pengerjaan yang dimulai pada Januari 2023, kemudian bakal dilanjutkan pada 2024 dan akan semakin padat.