The Number Of Active BPJS Employment Participants In The Garmen And Textile Industry Drops Tens Of Thousands

JAKARTA - The number of BPJS Employment participants experienced a downward trend in the midst of rampant layoffs (PHK), especially in the textile industry.

President Director of BPJS Ketenagakerjaan Anggoro Eko Cahyo said that the downward trend had occurred since January 2023.

The decrease in the number of active BPJS Employment participants occurred in the textile, garment, and footwear sectors.

For the garment, the number of participants who fell reached 24,000 from January 2023 to May 2024.

"We highlight at least a few sectors that are indeed crowded, namely the garment and finished clothes. So, since January 2023, the trend has indeed decreased for the garment and finished clothes. We see a decrease of approximately 4.2 percent, so 24,000 people are no longer participants in this industry. Currently, the last position is 559,859 (participants)," said Anggoro during a Hearing Meeting (RDP) with Commission IX of the DPR RI at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Tuesday, July 2.

Anggoro assessed that the number of participants had increased in April and May last year due to the Lebaran moment. However, after that the trend returned to normal.

Similar conditions also occur in the textile industry. Anggoro said the number of participants from this sector decreased by 6 percent.

"In essence, this graph shows a decline in the industrial sector and finished clothing. Likewise textiles, if we look at the decline from January 2023 to May, it has fallen by 21,000," he said.

Not much different, the skin and goods industry from the skin and footwear also decreased, which was around 6 percent from January 2023 to December 2023.

It's just that, said Anggoro, this sector is better because the number of participations has increased again in the last four months.

"The skin sector, leather goods and footwear have been slightly better because in the last four months it seems that the graph has started to rise. From January 2023 to December it is still down 6 percent. In the last four months it has started to increase, approximately 3 percent," explained Anggoro.

"This is a little bit of good news on footwear and skin," he concluded.

For information, based on data from the Confederation of Nusantara Workers Unions, there are at least six textile factories that have gone out of business and caused more than 11,000 workers to be laid off.

The six textile factories are PT S Dupantex, PT Alenatex, PT Kusumahadi Santosa, PT Kusumaputra Santosa, PT Pamor Spinnning Mills and PT Sai Apparel.

Meanwhile, the West Java Province Textile Product Entrepreneurs Association noted that 22 factories have been closed in the area.