Apindo Targets The Creation Of New Jobs Of 2 Million Per Year

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JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) Shinta W Kamdani projects the creation of 2 million new jobs per year. This action is one of Apindo's flagship programs during his leadership.

Furthermore, Shinta said, the creation of this job is not only through industry, but also through micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

"Apindo projects that Indonesia needs to create 2 million new jobs per year, not only through industry, but also MSMEs," he said at the Apindo management inauguration event for the 2023-2028 period, in Jakarta, Monday, July 31.

Shinta said Apindo had provided assistance to business actors through MSME independence, where Apindo was involved in preparing students to enter the world of entrepreneurship.

"Through the Merdeka MSME program, this mentoring program aims to empower Indonesian MSMEs, while preparing students for the world of work and entrepreneurship," he explained.

Shinta said, this program was implemented so that Indonesian MSMEs could compete to the global level.

"Merdeka MSMEs are synergies of academic entrepreneurs and MSMEs who are ecosystem enablers for entrepreneurship development in providing business assistance, so that Indonesian MSMEs can compete to the global level," he said.

Shinta said that Apindo's other flagship action program was stunting.

He said, in creating strong Human Resources (HR), not only improve skills and skills, but also a generation that is healthy, intelligent and adaptive.

"For this reason, Apindo runs the KIPAS Stunting program, or the Inclusive Collaboration of Entrepreneurs Overcoming Stunting This program involves 1,000 entrepreneurs working together with the BKKBN and the Ministry of Health, to reach pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and bantuka," he explained.