Jakarta, Sept. 23 -- Cooperatives Minister Ferry Juliantono stated that the Red and White Village Cooperatives potentially create up to 1 million new job opportunities by the end of 2025.

"We continue focusing on the operational and development of over 80 million Red and White Cooperatives units throughout Indonesia until December 2025, to ensure the creation of 1 million jobs," Juliantono stated after a closed-door meeting at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs office here on Monday.

According to the Cooperatives Ministry's press release, the ministry explained that every Red and White Cooperatives unit can provide jobs for 20-25 people in its seven subdivisions, namely food store, clinic, pharmacy, administrative office, sa...