Ministry Of Industry Says Textile Industry Layoffs Are Increasing After The Implementation Of Permendag 8/2024

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The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) revealed the latest developments regarding Termination of Work Relations or Layoffs in the textile industry after the issuance of Permendag Number 8/2024.

Adapun Permendag 8/2024 Peraturan tentang Policy dan Pengaturan impor ini mulai berlaku sejak 17 Mei 2024.

Acting (Plt) Director General of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Textile Industries (IKFT) of the Ministry of Industry, Reni Yanita, said that there were several issues that arose with the issuance of Permendag 8/2024.

First, the utilization of small and medium industries (IKM) decreased by an average of 70 percent. This figure is based on the source of Indonesia's Working Convection Entrepreneurs (IPKB) as of June 26, 2024.

Second, the cancellation of the contract by the maklon giver and market place because the maklon and market place giver returned to imported products.

Third, the loss of the IKM market and convection has an impact on the upstream industry (kain and yarn). "The loss of skilled human resources in the textile and textile product (TPT) industry sector," said Reni in a media discussion on Permendag Number 8 of 2024, the Real Form of the Denormalization of the National Petrochemical Industry at the Ministry of Industry office, Jakarta, Monday, July 8.

Fourth, the loss of hope to try again and maintain operationalization because there is no certainty that efforts will accelerate the national TPT industry to impose factory closures.

Currently, there are six lists of companies that are closed with a total of 11,000 people affected in line with the enactment of Permendag 8/2024.

1. PT S Dupantex in Central Java, with a total layoff of 700 people

2. PT Alenatex in West Java, with a total layoff of 700 people

3. PT Kusumahadi Santosa in Central Java, with a total layoff of around 500 people

4. PT Kusumaputra Santosa in Central Java, with a total layoff of 400 people

5. PT Pamor Spinning Mills in Central Java, with a total layoff of 700 people

6. PT Sai Apparel in Central Java, with a total layoff of 8,000 people