Jakarta, June 20 -- The Manpower Ministry will collaborate with the Social Affairs Ministry to support the utilization of vocational training centers (BLK) for the Sekolah Rakyat free school program for children from poor and extremely poor families.

The collaboration will be carried out through the BLKs owned by the Manpower Ministry, as well as regional technical implementation units (UPTD) across various regions.

"This cross-ministry collaboration is a follow-up to the President's directives regarding the utilization of facilities owned by the Ministry of Manpower, especially the BLKs, to support the Sekolah Rakyat implementation," Minister of Manpower, Yassierli, said here on Friday.

He added that the ministries welcome the Sekolah...