Indonesian Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah (Photo: Antara) Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesian Minister of Manpower IdaFauziyah has said reducing the financial burden on theunprivileged community and boosting people’s income have become a part of theManpower Ministry's strategy for alleviating poverty.
During a working session with the National Teamfor the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction on August 26, Fauziyahsaid the ministry's poverty reduction effortsinclude the beginner self-employment (TKM) programme, which is targeting100,000 people, and the advanced TKM programme for 1,800 participants.
The efforts also include the Productive MigrantVillages Programme, which is targeting to help 150 villages build productiveindependent businesses. The programme also envisages the active role of thevillage government.
She informed that the ministry will strive toincrease people's income by improving their skills, providing labor market servicesfor 2.2 million people, and building employment social welfare networks throughvocational training targeting 119,729 participants.
According to the minister, poverty tends to increase in rural areas while unemployment rate is also on the rise in urban areas./.
