Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Manpower reaffirmed its commitment to fostering a more inclusive employment framework for persons with disabilities across Indonesia, with a focus on upgraded capacity-building initiatives and expanded partnerships with businesses.“The most pressing issue we are handling today is related to training and capacity-building programs for persons with disabilities, aiming to help them build competencies that match job market demands,” Manpower Minister Yassierli said.In a statement cited here Thursday, he highlighted ongoing efforts to mobilize all empowerment facilities under the ministry, including vocational training centers and job opportunity expansion centers, to work “more proactively” in accommodating residents requiring special intervention and support.Yassierli drew attention to an empowerment initiative rolled out by a job opportunity expansion center in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, aimed at preparing persons with disabilities to enter the job market.A total of 40 participants are currently undergoing orientation and training at the center before being placed in the light industry sector, he added.He further noted that the facility is also set to organize an event in Makassar, South Sulawesi, bringing together around 50 companies committed to employing workers with disabilities.The initiative, he continued, is expected to provide a strategic venue for the government and business players to foster stronger collaboration in creating a more enabling employment system.“Our hope is that this center does not serve only as a training hub but also helps stimulate collaboration for the benefit of local communities by maximizing its duties and functions,” Yassierli remarked.Earlier, he emphasized the government's responsibility to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the workforce, backed by legal provisions.He highlighted that Law No. 8 of 2016 requires state- and region-owned enterprises to allocate at least two percent of jobs to persons with disabilities, while private companies must allocate at least one percent.Yassierli also issued a regulation earlier this year governing the conferment of appreciations to companies for appropriate attitudes toward workers with disabilities.