State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi Appointed Head of Layoff Mitigation Task Force
State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi has been appointed Chairman of the Layoff Mitigation Task Force. The appointment was announced following a coordination meeting between the task force, government representatives, and House of Representatives (DPR) leaders at the parliamentary complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Friday (26/6).
“All parties agreed to request that I become chairman of the Layoff Mitigation Task Force, as I am considered able to bridge various parties and relevant stakeholders,” Prasetyo said at a press conference.
The State Secretary said that after a year-long formation process, the Layoff Mitigation Task Force is now beginning work to map industrial issues in order to prevent a wave of layoffs in Indonesia. According to him, the task force will cooperate with the Indonesian National Police’s Employment Desk to monitor and exchange information regarding problems in companies that could potentially lead to layoffs.
For companies with the potential to make redundancies, the task force will conduct mitigation on a case-by-case basis. In addition, the task force is also paying attention to companies that have already laid off workers but have not yet fulfilled their obligations. “We mitigate one by one because layoff problems are not always related to raw material supply issues, such as gas or coal. Sometimes there are also internal company management conflict issues. However, whatever the cause, it is our duty to jointly carry out mitigation,” he said.
From the government side, the meeting was attended by State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi, Minister of Manpower Yassierli, President of the All-Indonesia Workers Union Confederation (KSPSI) Andi Gani Nena Wea, Special Advisor to the President on Manpower and Labour Welfare Said Iqbal, and the Police Employment Desk. Meanwhile, the DPR was represented by Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad and Cucun Ahmad Syamsurijal. Dasco affirmed the parliament’s commitment to working with the government to mitigate layoffs in the country. “Later, the Layoff Mitigation Task Force, the government, and the DPR will meet regularly to coordinate. The DPR’s involvement will be led by Mr Cucun Syamsurijal,” he said.