Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Erman Suparno of Indonesia

Nusa Dua - Manpower and Transmigration Minister Erman Suparno said improvements in the real sector and self-reliance would save Indonesia from the financial crisis.

Speaking after opening the second Asia-Europe Meeting - Labor and Employment Ministers' Conference (ASEM LEMC-II) at the Bali International Convention Center (BICC) in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Tuesday, Suparno said the activation of the real sector, including the informal sector, would protect Indonesia from the financial crisis.

Erman Suparno said the activation of the real sector and the use of domestic products were part of the 10 steps prescribed by the president.

JAKARTA, Jan 24 Asia Pulse - Manpower and Transmigration Minister Erman Suparno has said the unemployment rate will increase by at least two per cent if the government raises the electricity price.

Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Erman Suparno said the Idul Fitri bonus was "obligatory" and would enable Muslim workers to depart to their home villages to celebrate the holidays with family.

Manpower Minister Erman Suparno expressed the hope here on Saturday (6/9) in his speech at the signing of a memorandum of understanding with IMM which is an association of Japanese manpower supplier companies with members totalling up to 2,000.

Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Manpower Minister Erman Suparno said he would try his best to seek cancellation for an agreement with Malaysia which allowed Malaysian employers to hold Indonesian migrant workers (TKI)`s passports.

Erman Suparno said several Acehnese sentenced to death on drug charged were awaiting execution following rejection of their appeals by Malaysia's High Court.

Indonesian Transmigration and Manpower Minister Erman Suparno was quoted by the Jakarta Post as saying here on Tuesday that 600,000 of the 2.

The government cannot interfere in the Malaysian judicial system because both countries impose harsh sanctions on such criminal acts," Manpower and Transportation Minister Erman Suparno was quoted as saying.

Labor Minister Erman Suparno said the government will improve the quality of workers, dominated by housemaids and construction workers, sent abroad.

Manpower and Transportation Minister Erman Suparno said Friday the government had been providing legal assistance to the detained workers, but stressed that there are limits on what Indonesia can do to help.

Minister Erman Suparno said Monday.

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Manpower and Transmigration Minister Erman Suparno has suggested that people keep working as the number of unemployed has been reduced to 1.

JAKARTA, Dec 23 — About 23,000 Indonesian workers would face layoffs this month due to the fallout of the global financial crisis, Manpower Minister Erman Suparno said today.

so that we can push unemployment down to the minimum," Manpower and Transmigration Minister Erman Suparno was quoted as saying.

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Manpower Minister Erman Suparno said there were 2.

Suparno said the increase in Indonesian nationals working abroad would ease unemployment in the country and also see Indonesians eventually returning with greater expertise.