Worker protection is a fundamental principle. However, in the context\nof the manufacturing industry, that protection must go hand in hand with\nincreasing productivity and industrial flexibility.<\/p>\n
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Furniture and Handicraft Industries\nAssociation (HIMKI) is pushing the government to formulate labour\npolicies that place greater emphasis on productivity and global\ncompetitiveness, in line with the challenges facing manufacturing due to\ngeopolitical dynamics.<\/p>\n
HIMKI General Chairman Abdul Sobur, in a statement confirmed in\nJakarta on Wednesday, emphasised that worker protection remains an\nimportant principle in national industrial development.<\/p>\n
However, according to him, such policies must be balanced with the\nneed to increase efficiency and industrial flexibility.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorker protection is a fundamental principle. But in the context of\nthe manufacturing industry, that protection must go hand in hand with\nincreasing productivity and industrial flexibility,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He explained that the pressures on Indonesia\u2019s manufacturing industry\ndo not only come from global market dynamics but also from various\ndomestic factors, such as suboptimal worker productivity to rising\nproduction costs.<\/p>\n
In the context of labour policies, Abdul Sobur assessed that a\nuniform approach cannot be applied to all sectors. He gave an example\nthat flexible work policies like work from home (WFH) are more relevant\nfor the services sector, but not entirely suitable for manufacturing,\nespecially labour-intensive ones.<\/p>\n
HIMKI assesses that to strengthen the manufacturing sector, labour\npolicies must be able to maintain a balance between worker protection\nand business sustainability.<\/p>\n
As a strategic step, HIMKI is pushing for output- and\nproductivity-based flexible work policies, incentives for companies\ninvesting in training and technology, and the development of a wage\nsystem that accommodates performance incentives.<\/p>\n
In addition, the government is also seen as needing to strengthen\nworker skills enhancement programmes that align with industry needs.<\/p>\n
He reminded that perceptions at the implementation level are often\ninfluenced by public communication dynamics and industrial relations in\nthe field.<\/p>\n
Previously, the Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) targeted Indonesia\nto become a global furniture manufacturing hub through strengthening\nsustainable wood downstreaming and enhancing national industry\ncompetitiveness.<\/p>\n
Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, in his statement in\nJakarta on Friday (6\/3), conveyed that the furniture industry is a\ncrucial model of wood downstreaming because it is labour-intensive, able\nto create added value, and provides multiplier effects for domestic\neconomic growth.<\/p>\n
Over the next five years, Indonesia is projected not only to increase\nproduction capacity but also to lead in aspects of design and\nsustainability.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/himki-pushes-for-productivity-based-labour-policy-1777438359", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }