Need Decent Work to Reduce Poverty

Data from the Poverty Profile of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) as of September 2021 noted that there were 26.5 million poor people in Indonesia, or covering 9.71 percent of the total population.

This number decreased by 1.05 million people compared to the position in September 2020 of 27.55 million people or 10.19 percent of the total population. There are 16 provinces with the highest percentage of poor people reaching double digits, namely Papua (27.38 percent), West Papua (21.82 percent), East Nusa Tenggara (20.44 percent), Maluku (16.3 percent), Aceh (15.53 percent), and Gorontalo (15.41 percent). When juxtaposed with data from the National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) as of August 2021, most of these regions actually have low unemployment rates. According to the Employment Researcher at the Center for Population Research, the National Research and Innovation Agency, Triyono, ideally, areas with low unemployment rates also have low poverty rates. However, in fact, simply having a job does not guarantee a person can escape the trap of poverty. "Speaking of unemployment and poverty, the problem is not only the capacity of the regions in creating job opportunities and how many people are absorbed. But also how to increase access to decent work, whether people get social security and decent wages at work," he said when contacted The solution that can be taken is from the supply and demand side of the labor market, namely increasing the availability of decent formal jobs and increasing the capacity and skills of the people in the related areas so that they can access decent work.

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