Sawmill threatens to lay off 100 workers

Sawmill threatens to lay off 100 workers

RAHA, Southeast Sulawesi: A big sawmill company, PT Kedaung
Nusantara, in Raha, Muna regency, has threatened to lay off
around 100 workers because of a lack of raw materials.

Hasanuddin, chief of the local manpower and transmigration
office, said he had received an official letter from the company
informing him of the planned lay-offs.

The company is facing a shortage of logs as the result of a
recent raid on illegal logging and the closure of PT Perhutanda
Sultra, a company which had a monopoly on the log trade.

Hasanuddin said he had no idea about how to prevent the lay-
offs, adding that he would first consult with the Muna regent.

Confirmation was not immediately available from PT Kedaung
Nusantara as the company is located in a remote area. The company
currently employs 400 workers.