PK Sritex Rejected By The Supreme Court, Wamenaker: Hopefully New Management Has A Commitment No Layoffs

Wamenaker Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan pasca konferensi di Gedung Kementerian Ketenagakerjaan, Jakarta, Senin (23/12/2024). ANTARA/M. Baqir Idrus Alatas

Deputy Minister of Manpower (Wamenaker) Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan admitted that the state was present with workers of PT Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex) Tbk.

"The state is present with Sritex workers, and my commitment is, and we don't want countries and workers and employers to lose," he said at a press conference at the Ministry of Manpower Building, Jakarta, Monday, December 23, which was confiscated by Antara.

On that occasion, his party respected the decision of the Supreme Court (MA) for rejecting the review (PK) proposed by Sritex.

With this rejection, it means that until now Sritex is still bankrupt in accordance with the decision of the Semarang Commercial District Court (PN).

On the other hand, the Ministry of Manpower is also said to be optimistic about the fate of Sritex's management and laborers.

"As a country, we have confidence that after the Supreme Court's decision is related to this, hopefully the new management will also have a commitment to no layoffs (termination of employment), because these layoffs are in our view, something is a bad step. Don't let anyone be laid off," said Immanuel.

Furthermore, he emphasized that Sritex companies will continue to carry out operational activities even though the Supreme Court has issued a legal decision.

If in the future there are layoffs, the Ministry of Manpower's anticipatory steps are to prepare a Job Loss Guarantee (JKP) program and prepare a work market for workers. Then also conduct training at the Job Training Center (BLK), especially in Semarang and Solo.

"That's the worst-case scenario when there are layoffs that become monsters in fellow workers and workers or workers. We hope that the steps taken by the Ministry of Manpower can be a solution, at least reducing the sense of restlessness," he said.