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.
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
Ministers NoTook officeLeft officeName 1 3 July 1947 29 January 1948Soerastri Karma Trimurti 2 29 January 1948 21 January 1950 Kusnan 19 December 1948 13 July 1949Sutan Rasjid (Assistant) 20 December 1949 21 January 1950Wilopo (Assistant) 3 21 January 1950 6 September 1950 Ma'as 4 6 September 1950 27 April 1951Soeroso5 27 April 1951 30 July 1953 Iskandar Tedjasukmana 6 30 July 1953 3 March 1956Sutan Muchtar Abidin 7 24 March 1956 14 March 1957Sabilal Rasjad 8 9 April 1957 10 July 1959 Samjono 910 July 195927 August 1964Ahem Erningpradja10 27 August 1964 28 March 1966Sutomo 11 28 March 1966 6 June 1968Awaluddin Djamin 12 16 June 1968 11 September 1971Mursalin Daeng Mamangung 13 11 September 1971 28 March 1973Mohammad Sadli 14 28 March 1973 29 March 1978Subroto 15 29 March 1978 19 March 1983Harun Al Rasyid Zain 16 19 March 1983 21 March 1988Sudomo 17 21 March 1988 17 March 1993Cosmas Batubara 18 17 March 1993 16 March 1998Abdul Latief 19 16 March 1998 21 May 1998Theo L. Sambuaga 20 21 May 1998 27 September 1999Fahmi Idris211 October 199920 October 1999A.M. Hendropriyono(Interim) 22 26 October 1999 23 August 2000Bomer Pasaribu 23 23 August 2000 9 August 2001Al Hilal Hamdi 24 10 August 2001 20 October 2004Jacob Nuwa Wea 25 21 October 2004 5 December 2005 Fahmi Idris 26 5 December 2005 20 October 2009Erman Soeparno 27 22 October 2009 1 October 2014Muhaimin Iskandar 28 1 October 2014 20 October 2014Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana(Interim) 29 27 October 2014 20 October 2019 Hanif Dhakiri 29 23 October 2019 30 September 2024Ida Fauziyah3021 October 2024Yassierli
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