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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.

VOInews, Jakarta: The Ministry of Manpower held a Business Matching of Overseas Apprenticeship Organizers with Supervising Organizations in Nagoya, Japan, on Tuesday (7/11/2023). According to an official statement from the Ministry of Manpower on Tuesday, the event was held to enhance cooperation between Sending Organizations in Indonesia and Supervising Organizations in Japan.

Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah appreciated the collaboration between the Ministry's Directorate General of Binalavotas with Kyodai Remittance and the Association of Overseas Apprenticeship Organizers (AP2LN). She hopes that this activity can improve the quality of sending apprenticeship program participants to Japan from Indonesia.

"I hope that from the apprenticeship program to Japan, Indonesia has competent human resources and is able to compete at the global level," said Ida Fauziyah.

He also said that currently 393 registered Sending Organizations have sent their participants to Japan to join the apprenticeship program. Meanwhile, based on data as of October 31, 2023, there are 1,967 Supervising Organizations with Excellence Standards and only 961 Excellence category Supervising Organizations have cooperated with Sending Organizations in Indonesia.

"There are still many opportunities for Sending Organizations in Indonesia to increase cooperation with Supervising Organizations in Japan," she said.

Ida revealed that the apprenticeship program to Japan has attracted many people, especially young Indonesians, besides that many companies in Japan need apprentices, including from Indonesia.

"Hopefully more and more of the workforce, especially young Indonesians, will have the opportunity to become apprentices in Japan," she concluded.

VOINews, Jakarta: A spokesperson for the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lalu Muhamad Iqbal, stated that the Indonesia Hospital in the Gaza Strip, Palestine was built "entirely for humanity". According to him, the hospital, which opened in 2015, is currently one of the few health facilities still functioning in Gaza. This statement is to answer Israel's accusation that the hospital is used as Hamas headquarters.

Latin American Journalist of the Journalist Visit Program of Foreign Affairs Ministry pose after interview at Voice of Indonesia Headquarter - 

Indonesia has once again become a bridge for cooperation between Southeast Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean through the Journalists' Visit Program (JVP) 2023: Post Event in Indonesia (28-31/10). This program, which presents 5 journalist participants from 4 countries (Chile, Panama, Brazil and Singapore), is a continuation of the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) JVP 2023 which was held in Singapore on 23-27 October.

Apart from cultural promotion, this year's event aims to deepen cooperation between FEALAC members, totaling 32 countries. The Director General for America and Europe, Ambassador Umar Hadi, conveyed the importance of JVP for strengthening the network of journalists from Indonesia and Latin America. "This activity is Indonesia's initiative to continue to encourage second track diplomacy from both regions, so that Indonesia can become a top-of-mind Asian country for the public in Latin American and Caribbean countries," he concluded.

For four days, the journalists visited various Jakarta icons, such as the Old City, Fatahillah Museum, M Bloc, National Monument, Sarinah, and toured the HI Roundabout Transjakarta bus stop. They also had the opportunity to enjoy various typical Indonesian culinary delights.

JVP participants visited several media offices in Jakarta to expand cooperation between journalists in the two regions. At ANTARA and The Jakarta Post, they discussed the importance of maintaining media independence. They also participated as resource persons in the RRI Voice of Indonesia and TVRI Live Focus Today programs.

In a series of events, they took part in a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) organized by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Communication and Information with the theme "Reshaping News and the Role of Journalism in Response to Digital Transformation". The discussion discussed the importance of media industry innovation in the era of digital transformation, including Artificial Intelligence (AI).

As the highlight of the JVP event, journalists were invited to visit the PT Hyundai LG Industry Green Power electric vehicle battery factory in Karawang, West Java, as part of efforts to transition green energy in Indonesia. They can understand the battery manufacturing process as an important step to push the Global South's role in the supply chain higher.

One of the participants, Eduardo Alberto Olivares Concha from El Mercurio Chile media, welcomed this activity, saying that FEALAC JVP provided a very short but broad insight into Indonesia. He also appreciated the work of the media and Indonesia's dynamic cultural heritage.​

The JVP 2023 program is expected to expand networks between journalists from the two regions and introduce Indonesia more at the global level//VOI