MSMEs Are Not Yet In Production, Schools Are Worried About Shoe Problems

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JAKARTA - When schools are no longer held online, the need for uniforms and other school supplies will certainly become mandatory and must be immediately available, such as bags and shoes. However, it is feared that schools will have difficulty procuring shoes for offline learning needs.

The problem with ordering shoes for schools is that there are no MSMEs under the guidance of the Surabaya Cooperatives, Small and Medium Enterprises and Trade Office (Dinkopdag) which have produced shoes.

On August 1, 2022, Head of the Dinkopdag Surabaya Fauzie Mustaqiem Yos said that until now no one has produced shoes anymore. Fauzie revealed that out of a total of 21 MSMEs registered in the SIPL application, none of them had produced shoes.

It is known that the problem is that MSMEs also have difficulty recruiting workers to carry out this production. While many workers in the shoe production sector choose to resign. Therefore, the MSMEs are still in the stage of selecting replacement workers so that they can return to producing shoes.

"We will cooperate with the Manpower Office to prepare the workforce to produce student shoes," Fauzie said in his statement, quoted on Sunday, August 7th.

The school was also eventually affected and was confused about meeting the needs of school children's shoes, while the stock was still empty. In fact, the school should immediately order shoes through the SIPlah application.

However, currently the school is still collecting data on student profiles and taking shoe measurements.

"If the stock is empty, how do we order it," said the head of the MKKS SMP Negeri Effendi Rantau.

Effendi hopes that orders for school supplies such as shoes, uniforms, belts, hats, socks, and bags can be expedited and carried out immediately. Orders for school supplies are made specifically by schools that are intended for students from the Low-Income Community (MBR).

"We want to order as soon as possible. We hope there will be stock according to the school's needs," continued Effendi.

In addition, students on the regular or non-MBR pathways have purchased school supplies independently outside of school.

"This is a personal need. So, the purchase of the needs of regular students is done alone," explained Effendi.

Meanwhile, on the other hand, the vacant stock of shoes for school children is also a concern for the people's representatives, namely the Chairman of Commission D of the Surabaya City DPRD, Khusnul Khotimah. Khusnul said that he was confused because of this condition where the Dinkopdag should be the source of the shoe supplier to be able to carry out production well in advance.

This is because the agency certainly has a lot of assisted MSMEs that should be able to produce shoes.

"Shoes are no less important than uniforms. This empty stock creates new problems," he said.

In addition, Khusnul also suggested that the Dinkopdag should also be able to identify which SMEs are involved in shoe production. So that later they can register the SIPLah application as a provider of shoes for school children.

Given the stock of shoes that are still empty, it is necessary to provide proper care and cleaning so as not to damage the shoes that were previously owned. One of the shoe care solutions is to use FLAP SHOES CARE, which can be used for all types of materials and shoe colors without damaging the color, material, and does not cause yellowing because it contains a non-detergent composition in it.

The FLAP SHOES CARE formula is perfect for any type of shoe material and it only takes about 30 minutes to turn your shoes into newer ones.

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