#Jobs
Chinese, Vietnamese manufacturers eye relocation to Java, bringing potential 120,000 jobs
The National Economic Council (DEN) has revealed that 27 labor-intensive manufacturing companies from China and Vietnam ‒ mainly in footwear and garments ‒ are preparing to shift production to Java, particularly driven by import tariff disparities imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on several major trading partners.
Prabowo’s 8% growth ambition aims to create formal, quality jobs: Purbaya
Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa provides the core reasoning behind President Prabowo Subianto’s ambitious target to accelerate Indonesia’s economic growth to 8 percent, a significant leap from the country’s decade-long average of around 5 percent.
Job creation rated lowest in Prabowo-Gibran’s first-year performance: Indostrategi
A new survey by Indostrategi Research Institute found that job creation received the lowest score among key performance indicators in the first year of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s administration as it celebrates its first anniversary today, October 20, 2025.