Indonesia, as one of the pathfinder countries of the Global Accelerator, formally endorsed its national roadmap for the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions on 10 June 2025. This endorsement reflects Indonesia’s commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in addressing poverty, reducing social disparities, and enhancing labour productivity and economic growth.
The roadmap is strategically designed to support three national priorities: self-sufficiency in essential resources like food, energy, and water, along with growth in the syariah, digital, green, and blue economies; human capital development; and community-driven development from the grassroots level to promote economic equality and reduce poverty. It also aligns with four key national programs focused on green jobs, adaptive social protection, increased job access, entrepreneurship, and the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities and older populations.
The roadmap was jointly developed by the Government of Indonesia—led by the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas)—in collaboration with UN agencies including ILO, UNDP, and UNICEF. The process involved eight rounds of drafting meetings held between August 2023 and March 2024. Stakeholder consultations with government ministries, workers’ and employers’ organizations, and civil society were conducted in September 2023, and the roadmap was presented at the SDG Summit in New York later that month.
Implementation of the roadmap is already underway through two joint UN programmes funded by the Joint SDG Fund. The first, “Modern and adaptive social protection and skills development systems for transforming Indonesia,” aims to support Indonesia’s transition to a high-income economy by 2045. The programme will directly reach 1,400 individuals and indirectly benefit 58 million through improved social assistance and enhanced climate resilience.
The second programme, conducted in partnership with the World Bank, is titled “Closing disability inclusion gaps in social protection and labour across the life cycle in Indonesia.” This initiative, launched under the M-GA track, is focused on improving inclusion and employment outcomes for people with disabilities, ultimately benefiting around 19.3 million individuals.
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