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The SMERU Research Institute held a policy dialogue on the resilience of vulnerable communities and the readiness of MCH services in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The SMERU Research Institute aims to hold a policy dialogue on the absorption of the new labor force and vocational high school graduates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 remained the largest challenge for the Indonesian economy in 2021. In particular, Covid-19 case numbers hit a new high of about 50,000 cases per day in mid-July. In response, the government increased the contact tracing and testing of suspected positive cases, expanded its Covid-19 vaccination drive and introduced stricter mobility and activity restrictions (PPKM Darurat/PPKM Levels 1–4).
While the recovery phase after the 2018 natural disasters is still underway, the COVID-19 pandemic is an additional burden on households in the provinces of Central Sulawesi and West Nusa Tenggara.
The COVID-19 pandemic triggers the Indonesian economic contraction. This affects the domestic labor situation. This infographic shows data related to the sectoral labor dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic throughout 2020 and the characteristics of workers in the real estate sector, as well as the vulnerability factor faced by the workers in this sector.
