The news of termination of employment (PHK) at PT Gudang Garam Tbk (GGRM) has been in the public spotlight since Saturday, September 6, 2025. The reason is, the news of layoffs has gone viral on social media and has become a hot topic of conversation among netizens.
In this regard, the Confederation of Nusantara Trade Unions (KSPN) urged the government to intervene to protect workers on the issue of layoffs.
Even so, KSPN President Ristadi said that until now Gudang Garam in Tuban denied layoffs and said the company was in good condition.
"The circulation of videos of PT Gudang Garang workers' layoffs was even denied by one of the management of PT Gudang Garang Tuban and did not want to show let alone explain where Gudang Garam was, even stating that PT Gudang Garam was still fine," said Ristadi in a written statement, Monday, September 8.
In the current situation, according to Ristadi, the local government should move quickly to the location of information on the occurrence of layoffs to ensure accuracy and take the necessary actions, especially regarding the protection of its workers as well as providing certainty about the layoff information.
On the other hand, Ristadi assessed, the news of Gudang Garam's layoffs seemed to be covered by the company. This is in line with the case of layoffs that have occurred several times in the field.
"This strengthens the facts on the ground that I often say that so far the majority of entrepreneurs / management in the event of layoffs are trying to cover it up," he said.
He also revealed that if the news of layoffs was revealed, this information often came from workers. The reason is, there are often disputes over layoffs because employers are unable to fulfill the rights of workers who are victims of layoffs.
"Or there is an incorrect layoff process, resulting in data on layoffs that have been informed to be less accurate, much greater in reality," he added.
The news of layoffs at the large cigarette company went viral on social media last week.
On social media, news of PT Gudang Garam, employee layoffs occurred at a Gudang Garam partner company in Tuban, East Java. As for the cigarette production process, the company from Kediri is indeed cooperating with a number of third-party companies.
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In one of the uploads of the video of the popular Instagram account @jawatimur, it appears that the separation atmosphere of partner company workers affected by layoffs and triggers a wave of public concern.
The narrative in the viral video depicts the sad feelings of workers who have worked for decades, but then have to stop working. The workers in the video also show each other strengthening the farewell event.
"The mass layoff of PT Gudang Garam employees, the world of work is not doing well," wrote the account.
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