Layoffs in the Textile Industry Still Rampant, Here Are the Impacts According to API

June 07, 2024, 02.25 AM | Reporter: Muhamad Aghasy Putra

ILUSTRASI. Workers work at the Rider brand men's underwear factory owned by PT Mulia Knitting Factory in Tangerang, Banten, Monday (29/5). After being hit hard by the Covid 19 pandemic, the factory, which was founded in 1955, is now capable of producing 180 thousand dozens of men's underwear every month. KONTAN/Cheppy A. Muchlis/29/05/2023

TEXTILE INDUSTRY - JAKARTA. JAKARTA. The textile and textile product (TPT) industry in Indonesia has been experiencing an unending trend of layoffs since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to data from the Indonesian Textile Association (API), from the TPT industry centers located in West Java and Central Java, a total of 7,200 workers were laid off from the beginning to the end of 2023.

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