Bandung, West Java, Oct. 24 -- Indonesia's Manpower Minister Yassierli said Friday that the government is stepping up efforts to strengthen the country's occupational safety and health (OSH) system through a series of strategic reforms aimed at creating safer, healthier, and more productive workplaces.

"OSH is not merely a normative requirement but a key part of the national strategy to build a safe, healthy, and productive working environment," Yassierli said in a statement.

He said the ministry's initiatives focus on capacity building, regulatory reform, and cross-sector collaboration as part of the country's sustainable development agenda that prioritizes worker safety and health.

Among the key measures, the ministry is reforming th...