Jakarta, May 5 -- Manpower Minister Yassierli expressed the hope that the layoff task force planned by the government would not only handle the issue of layoffs but also boost employment generation.

This was conveyed by the minister during a meeting with Commission IX of the House of Representatives (DPR) in Jakarta on Monday.

Currently, under the coordination of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs and the Ministry of State Secretariat, a regulation on the formation of the layoff task force is being prepared.

The Ministry of Manpower is making both preventive and post-layoff efforts.

Specifically in the field of manpower, the ministry is taking preventive measures by creating a layoff risk map.

The ministry will also synch...