The Ministry of Manpower (Indonesian: Kementerian Ketenagakerjaan) of the Republic of Indonesia is a government ministry responsible for the workers and labour laws of Indonesia. The minister is currently Yassierli since 21 October 2024.
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History
The Ministry of Manpower was founded in 1947, two years after independence, after sections of the Ministry of Social Affairs were separated in accordance with Government Regulation 3 signed on July 27 that year to form the ministry, which is responsible for the implementation of state policies on the labor sector. The first minister was S. K. Trimurti, who reported to Prime Minister Amir Sjarifuddin, who was faced with the huge job of preparing national policies and programs to help the labor force cope with the then ongoing National Revolution.
Organization
Based on Presidential Decree No. 164/2024, and as expanded by Ministry of Manpower Decrees Nos. 1/2021, 1/2022, 14/2023, and 1/2024, the Ministry of Manpower consisted of:
Office of the Deputy Minister
Secretariat General for Manpower
Directorate General of Vocational Training Fostering and Productivity Development (Directorate General I)
Directorate General of Vocational Training Fostering and Productivity Development Secretariat
Directorate of Vocational Training Institutions Fostering
Directorate of Training Instructors and Personnel Fostering
Directorate of Productivity Development
Directorate of Competency Standardization Fostering and Training Programs
Directorate of Vocational Training and Internship
Secretariate of the National Agency for Professional Certification
Institutes for Vocational Training and Productivity (Medan, Serang, Bekasi, Bandung, Semarang, Makassar)
Class I Centers for Vocational Training and Productivity (Banda Aceh, Padang, Surakarta, Samarinda, Kendari, Ternate, Ambon, and Sorong)
Class II Centers for Vocational Training and Productivity (West Bandung, East Lombok, Bantaeng, Sidoarjo, Banyuwangi, Pangkajene, and Belitung)
Vocational Training and Productivity Servicing Units (Sawahlunto, Sofifi, Pekanbaru, Lubuk Linggau, Lampung, Bengkulu, Mamuju, Majene, Palu, Bantul, Kupang, Jayapura, and Jambi)
Directorate General of Development of Workforce Placement and Expansion of Job Opportunities
Directorate General of Vocational Training Fostering and Productivity Development Secretariat
Directorate of Domestic Work Placement
Directorate of Work Opportunities Expansion
Directorate of Migrant Workers Placement Fostering
Directorate of Work Introduction
Directorate of Foreign Worker Control
Indonesian Institute of Work Opportunities Expansion, West Bandung
Institute of Work Opportunities Expansion (Bekasi and Kendari)
Work Opportunities Expansion Unit, Dumai
Directorate General of Industrial Relations Development and Workers' Social Security
Directorate General of Industrial Relations Development and Workers' Social Security Secretariat
Directorate of Work Relationship and Remuneration
Directorate of Industrial Mediators Fostering
Directorate of Workers' Social Security
Directorate of Institutional Affairs and Industrial Disputes Prevention
Directorate of Industrial Disputes Resolution
Directorate General of Labor Inspection Development and Occupational Safety and Health
Directorate General of Labor Inspection Development and Occupational Safety and Health Secretariat
Directorate of Labor Inspection System Fostering
Directorate of Institutional Fostering for Occupational Safety and Health
Directorate of Work Norms Investigation Fostering
Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health Testing Fostering
Directorate of Work Inspectors and Occupational Safety and Health Assessors Fostering
Indonesian Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Jakarta
Centers of Occupational Safety and Health (Bandung, Medan, Samarinda, and Makassar)
Inspectorate General
Employment Planning and Development Center
Center of Manpower Data, Information, and Technology
Center of Manpower Policies Development
Center of Manpower Planning
Center for Manpower Human Resource Development
Indonesian Manpower Polytechnic, East Jakarta
Center for Labor Market
Board of Experts
Senior Expert to the Minister for Manpower Economics
Senior Expert to the Minister for International Relations
Senior Expert to the Minister for Inter-Institutional Relations
Senior Expert to the Minister for Social, Politics, and Public Policies