Jakarta, Aug. 12 -- Indonesia's Manpower Ministry is preparing training and employment opportunities for people who have completed drug rehabilitation, aiming to help them become productive and economically independent.

"Recovery is not the end of the process. After rehabilitation, they need opportunities to return to work, be productive, and live independently," Manpower Minister Yassierli said Wednesday.

The initiative is part of cooperation among the Manpower Ministry, National Narcotics Agency, Social Affairs Ministry and Health Ministry.

The agencies formalized the cooperation by signing a memorandum of understanding on rehabilitation and post-rehabilitation services for people affected by narcotics, psychotropic drugs and other a...