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)