Batik factory

Batik factory
relocation goes on

The South Jakarta mayoralty administration said it sticks to
its plan to relocate 182 batik factories in Setiabudi area
despite objection from their owners.

Ramal Partawidjaya, the head of South Jakarta Law and Order
Bureau, said Tuesday that 10 of factories operating in the area
have already changed their businesses while three biggest
factories in the area have been given time to relocate their
factories to areas outside Jakarta until March next year.

"The others must move to areas outside Jakarta soon," Ramal
said, adding that 93 factories have been sealed since early last
month because the owners to relocate their factories.(05)