JAKARTA - The Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) responded to the difference in data on the number of layoffs (PHK) released by the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) with data owned by Apindo and the union.
Apindo Chairman Shinta W Kamdani said the difference in numbers came from different data collection methods.
"If the government is clear, he takes the data, it is through the manpower office, there is a reporting system, the company reporting it," Shinta said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, May 20.
Meanwhile, Shinta said Apindo referred to the claim data from the Employment Social Security Administration Agency (BPJS).
"The data can be debated like anything. We'll see the reality on the ground," he said.
Although there are differences in the layoff data, Shinta emphasized that the most important thing right now is to find real solutions to prevent an increasing wave of layoffs.
One of the proposed solutions is the creation of new investments and jobs. Although new investments and new jobs are created, the amount is considered inadequate.
"Every year we need to create 3-4 million new jobs. So it's not adequate, maybe with the number of layoffs going on, plus we need to create new jobs in the country," he explained.
He also hopes that the Layoff Task Force, which is currently being discussed by the government, can be the first step in overcoming the problem of layoffs together.
Apindo emphasized that the issue of layoffs is a national problem that requires serious attention from all parties.
Apindo noted that 73,992 workers were victims of layoffs from January 1 to March 10, 2025.
This figure is obtained from data on workers who are no longer registered as BPJS Ketenagakerjaan participants during that period.
On the other hand, unions reported a figure that was not much different, with around 70,000 workers being laid off between January and April 2025.
Meanwhile, data from the Ministry of Manpower shows a lower layoff rate, which is 26,455 people as of May 20, 2025.
Central Java Province is the area with the highest number of layoffs, namely 10,695 people, followed by Jakarta with 6,279 people, and Riau with 3,570.
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On a separate occasion, the Ministry of Manpower stated that the layoff data it collected was a valid report from the Manpower Office in each region.
"There is no data that we engineered, because we have a reporting system from the service that goes directly to the center," said the Director General of Industrial Relations and Social Security for Manpower of the Ministry of Manpower Indah Anggoro Putri at her office, Jakarta, Tuesday.
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