Minister Ida Fauziyah: This Year's Eid Is A Moment Of Rise Together

Minister of Manpower, Ida Fauziyah. (Photo: Doc. Ministry of Manpower)

JAKARTA - Minister of Manpower (Menaker) Ida Fauziyah said this year's Eid al-Adha commemoration could be a moment to rise together after President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) announced that the government has officially revoked the status of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.

As is known, starting last Wednesday, June 21, 2023, Indonesia was declared to have switched from a pandemic to an endemic.

"We are also grateful that the COVID-19 pandemic has been revoked, and in this Eid, people can celebrate Eid without masks, and we are active in the office or workplace without masks again," he told reporters, Thursday, June 29.

Not to forget, Ida Fauziyah also invited the entire community to make Eid al-Adha a moment of increasing piety to Allah SWT.

"Hopefully this is fastabiqul khairat (races in goodness), it can provide sustenance concessions so that there will be more next year," he said.

After attending the Eid prayer with residents of Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, the Minister of Manpower, Ida Fauziyah witnessed the slaughter of sacrificial animals at the Ministry of Manpower Office, Jakarta.

At this year's Eid al-Adha, the Ministry of Manpower's extended family slaughtered 40 sacrificial animals, consisting of 34 cows and 6 goats.

"Alhamdulillah, we were given a favor this morning. We can perform the Eid prayer, and this morning we together gather for the slaughter of sacrificial animals," he said.

Meanwhile, Secretary General of the Ministry of Manpower Anwar Sanusi said that the 40 sacrificial animals were the result of a joint venture of all employees at the Ministry of Manpower Technical Unit, including employees who were at the UPT (Technical Implementation Unit) in the regions.

"On behalf of the committee, we would like to express our infinite gratitude to all employees who have entrusted the slaughter of sacrificial animals and also the distribution," he said.