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        "msgid": "minister-assures-government-intervention-in-central-java-layoff-crisis-1785246831",
        "date": "2026-07-28 19:39:49",
        "title": "Minister assures government intervention in Central Java layoff crisis",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "Manpower Minister Yassierli has confirmed the government is actively intervening to address potential mass layoffs at garment factories in Central Java. The ministry is coordinating with presidential advisors to verify reports and seek solutions before job cuts become final. The government is also ensuring workers' rights and access to the Job Loss Insurance programme are protected if redundancies prove unavoidable.",
        "content": "<p>Manpower Minister Yassierli has assured that the government is\npresent to handle the issue of planned layoffs at garment companies\noperating in Central Java through coordination, verification and\nassistance to all related parties. \u201cRegarding the news of layoffs or\nanything else, I often say that it is a long process. So, if there is a\ncompany\u2019s plan to carry out layoffs, we try to verify and clarify\nwhether the issue is true or not,\u201d Yassierli said in Jakarta on Tuesday.\nThe statement was made in response to the issue of planned layoffs of\nhundreds of workers at the garment company PT Victory Apparel Indonesia,\nwhich operates in Semarang, Central Java. Yassierli said the Ministry of\nManpower continues to coordinate closely with the President\u2019s Special\nAdvisor for Manpower and Workers\u2019 Welfare, Said Iqbal, in monitoring\nvarious labour issues developing in the regions. According to him, every\nfield visit carried out by Said Iqbal involves elements of the Ministry\nof Manpower so that the government can obtain information directly while\naccelerating the handling of various labour problems. He explained that\nthe government first verifies and clarifies any information regarding\nlayoff plans to ensure the accuracy of the data and understand the\ncauses behind the company\u2019s condition. If the verification results show\nthe information is correct, the government will examine the causes and\nseek various solutions so that termination of employment does not become\nthe last resort for the company concerned. Yassierli stressed that\ninformation about layoff plans circulating in the community is not\nnecessarily a final decision because there is still room for dialogue\nand resolution through applicable mechanisms. The government encourages\ncompanies and labour unions to prioritise deliberation and mediation to\nfind the best solution before a decision on termination of employment is\nactually made by each party. According to Yassierli, each layoff case\nhas different causes, so the handling must be carried out carefully by\nconsidering the company\u2019s condition and the interests of the directly\naffected workers. If layoffs are ultimately unavoidable, the government\nensures that all workers\u2019 rights are fulfilled in accordance with the\nprovisions of the applicable laws and regulations without reducing\nprotection for workers. In addition to ensuring the fulfilment of\nworkers\u2019 rights, the government also oversees the implementation of the\nJob Loss Insurance programme so that affected workers continue to\nreceive benefits during the transition period to the next job.\n\u201cRegarding the Job Loss Insurance, we oversee it. For six months after\nbeing laid off, they still receive 60 percent of their salary. Then we\nopen access for them to work again, information and training packages,\u201d\nsaid the Manpower Minister. Previously, the President\u2019s Special Advisor\nfor Manpower and Workers\u2019 Welfare, Said Iqbal, emphasised the importance\nof swift action so that thousands of garment industry workers in Central\nJava do not lose their jobs and companies can maintain their operations.\n\u201cIf the company can still be saved, then it must be saved. If it\nrequires government policy intervention, the state must be present,\u201d\nSaid Iqbal said in Jakarta on Wednesday (22\/7). Said Iqbal revealed the\npotential for a wave of layoffs at two garment and textile industry\ncompanies in Central Java Province that could affect nearly 1,500\nworkers. The information was received by Said Iqbal from the Central\nJava Labour Union Management, based on initial reports, that PT Victoria\nApparel in Semarang City, a company with Chinese investors, is suspected\nof planning to lay off around 800 workers. Meanwhile, PT Samwon in\nJepara Regency, a company with South Korean investors, is reported to be\nplanning to lay off around 670 workers. For this reason, Said Iqbal\nstressed that he would immediately report the development to the Head of\nthe Layoff Task Force, Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi. The\nreport will also be forwarded to Deputy Speaker of the House of\nRepresentatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad and Deputy Speaker of the House of\nRepresentatives Cucun Ahmad Syamsurijal as part of the coordination for\nhandling the potential layoffs.<\/p>",
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