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VOInews, Jakarta: Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said that the National Strategy for Business and Human Rights (Stranas) can be an effective tool to support the business and investment climate in Indonesia.

"The National Strategy on Business and Human Rights can be an effective tool to support business and investment that prioritizes human rights in Indonesia and increases the country's competitiveness," Airlangga said at the launch of Presidential Regulation Number 60 of 2023, as quoted by an official statement in Jakarta.

In order to protect human rights, especially in the business sector, Airlangga said that the Government has passed Presidential Regulation Number 60 of 2023 on the National Strategy for Business and Human Rights. The National Strategy for Business and Human Rights is a national strategy in encouraging the creation of human rights-friendly businesses and is prepared with the principles of non-discrimination, equality, participation, accountability and openness.

"At the global level, Indonesia's National Strategy for Business and Human Rights is the first national action plan document on business and human rights in the world to be legalized through a regulatory policy framework, namely a Presidential Regulation," he said.

He explained that Stranas Bisnis dan HAM has three main strategies, the first is to increase understanding, capacity, promotion of business and human rights. Second, the development of regulations, policies and guidelines that support the protection and respect of human rights. And third, strengthening effective recovery mechanisms.

"One of the mandates in the Stranas for Business and Human Rights is the establishment of Task Forces both at the national and regional levels. For this reason, I congratulate the formation of the National Task Force on Business and Human Rights that has just been inaugurated and urge the Regional Government to immediately form and inaugurate the Regional Task Force on Business and Human Rights," said Airlangga.

Furthermore, Airlangga added that there are other things that need to be considered in the fulfillment of human rights, namely the implementation of public services to the community, especially vulnerable groups such as the elderly, disabilities, children and pregnant and lactating mothers.

The Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) itself has regulated the criteria and indicators of Human Rights-Based Public Assessment for work units in providing services.