Minister Of Industry Agus Calls Prabowo Orders Four Ministries To Save Sritex Workers From Layoffs

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JAKARTA - Minister of Industry (Menperin) Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita opened his voice about PT Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk (SRIL) aka PT Sritex which was declared bankrupt by the Semarang Commercial District Court (PN).

Agus said President Prabowo Subianto had ordered four ministries to immediately take steps to save workers working at the giant Indonesian textile company.

The four ministries include the Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin), the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu), the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) and the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) who will review the appropriate scheme for this.

"President Prabowo has ordered the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Finance, the Minister of SOEs and the Minister of Manpower to immediately review several options and schemes to save Sritex," Agus said in a written statement, Friday, October 25.

Because according to Agus, saving Sritex workers from termination of employment (PHK) is the government's priority at this time.

"The government will immediately take steps so that the company's operations continue and workers can be saved from layoffs. These rescue options and schemes will be delivered as soon as possible, after the four ministries have finished formulating a rescue method," he said.

As for 58 years, Sritex has become part of the Indonesian textile industry and became the largest textile company in Southeast Asia and has contributed to Solo Raya, Central Java and Indonesia.

In addition, currently there are around 14,112 SRIL employees who are directly affected, 50,000 employees in the Sritex Group and countless other small and medium enterprises whose business continuity depends on Sritex's business activities.

Therefore, Sritex Management said it needed support from the government and other stakeholders in order to continue to contribute to the advancement of Indonesia's textile industry in the future.