SRAGEN - Queen Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti from the Kingdom of the Netherlands visited a garment factory in Sragen Regency, Central Java.

The visit was not in its capacity as the Queen of the Netherlands, but as a Special Envoy for the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UNSGSA) who had just been appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres in September 2024.

Queen Maxima wore a yellow dress equipped with a batik-motivated scarf. When she arrived at Adi Soemarmo Airport, she was greeted by the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Surakarta Respati Ardi and Astrid Widayani.

Upon arrival in Sragen, Queen Maxima was greeted by Sragen Regent Sigit Pamungkas and representatives of the company visited by Queen Maxima in Ngrampal, Sragen Regency, Central Java.

Regarding the visit, Sragen Regent Sigit Pamungkas said the arrival of Queen Maxima brought financial health issues.

"So related to the financial health programmed by the company for its employees, it is seen as something positive. So he is reviewed here," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, November 25.

He admitted that he was impressed by the arrival of the Queen of the Netherlands directly to Sragen because she was very friendly.

Actually, his visit as a special UN envoy for financial health. So his capacity is not as a queen, but as a special UN envoy. As a Queen of the Netherlands, to my knowledge, this was the first to come to Sragen," he said.

Perwakilan perusahaan Mashuri mengatakan kedatangan Ratu Maxima karena perusahaan tersebut memiliki program Rise Kesetaraan gender.

"Because we have a gender equality rise program, so coincidentally we were chosen," he said.

He said the program puts forward the issue of gender equality and makes the economy healthy. On the other hand, the program is also to improve individuals to be better.

"Here the program puts forward the issue of gender equality and then how to make the economy actually healthy, to improve the individual better," he said.


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