ADB - Study on Indonesian labor market and growth perspectives
Asian Development Bank’s study "Indonesia: Enhancing Productivity through Quality Jobs" focuses on the Southeast Asian Country’s most pressing labor market challenges and policy options to achieve higher and more inclusive economic growth.
Context: Indonesia today
Today, Indonesia faces the coexistence of old and new development challenges. While efforts to sustain high economic growth remain, with rising income inequality during the commodity boom period, the government has put increased focus on making growth more inclusive.
There is a growing consensus among policy makers that better jobs and greater productivity are the fundamental factors needed for sustaining rapid and more inclusive growth. It is widely recognized that improved productivity is essential to maintaining Indonesia’s competitiveness.