Sawmill workers laid off

Sawmill workers laid off

BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Hundreds of sawmills' workers
in the city have been laid off over the last few weeks because of
the decreasing supply of logs.

Faudji, a sawmill owner, said the decreasing supply of logs to
the city was in line with the lowering level of water streams in
main rivers in the province.

The sawmills have supplied logs from the Central Kalimantan
with the river transportation.

"It is better for the laid-off workers to seek other jobs
because of the prolonged dry season," he said, citing more than
100 sawmills located along the Alalak River's bank had stopped
their operation.