Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Prabowo Subianto took the effort to strengthen collaboration with the business sector for job opportunities creation through a meeting with the Indonesian Employers' Association (APINDO) in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java, on Monday (February 9).Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said the meeting served as a forum for exchanging views on the future direction and prospects of the national business sector, as well as strengthening synergy between the government and business actors.”During the meeting, President Prabowo invited entrepreneurs to collaborate in creating jobs in various strategic sectors, from textiles, garments, and footwear to furniture and the food and beverage industry,” he remarked in a statement.Teddy informed that the head of state invited entrepreneurs to take an active role in driving inclusive economic growth by creating jobs in various strategic sectors.According to him, the entrepreneurs who are members of APINDO expressed their commitment and support for President Prabowo's grand vision.This support is specifically aimed at realizing public welfare through human resource development and sustainable industrialization, he added.”They expressed their full support for the president's vision, particularly in poverty alleviation, providing the best nutrition and education for Indonesian children, and strengthening industrialization, which will have a broad impact on the nation and state,” Teddy remarked.The statement also informed that the audience affirmed the shared commitment between the government and business actors to deliver economic development that not only grows but also provides tangible benefits for the welfare of the Indonesian people.Earlier, Apindo Chairperson Shinta Kamdani addressed that Indonesia's current employment challenges are not only related to unemployment, but also to the high number of informal and vulnerable workers, which require medium- and long-term policy solutions.”By 2025, we had around 7.5 million unemployed, but what is more worrying is the 19 million unpaid workers and 31 million self-employed workers living in vulnerable conditions,” Kamdani said during a discussion session at the 2026 Indonesia Economic Summit on February 4.She noted that economic growth has not yet been able to fully generate sufficient formal employment, thus driving the high number of informal and vulnerable workers, particularly in the manufacturing sector, which previously served as the backbone of decent work creation.