Jakarta, July 2 -- Manpower Minister Yassierli has said that the government will soon launch the National Productivity Agency (LPN) that will be tasked with increasing labor absorption.

He informed that the plan to establish the LPN is in keeping with Presidential Regulation Number 1 of 2023 regarding Increasing National Productivity and Competitiveness.

"We will launch (LPN). We will involve many parties, such as institutions," he added at the Indef Mid-Year Review 2025 in Jakarta on Wednesday.

The minister said that the LPN will guide policies and provide recommendations to increase national productivity.

The members of the LPN will be drawn from eight ministries and include the secretary generals of the ministries and working teams...