Companies In Lampung, The Provincial Government Asks Employees To Apply For Leave Early

Illustration-People who are starting to crowd transportation nodes in Lampung to go home early (ANTARA/Ruth Intan Sozometa Kanafi)

JAKARTA - The Lampung Provincial Government has appealed to companies in the area to give their workers Eid leave early to avoid congestion in the homecoming flow.

"Ahead of Eid Al-Fitr 1443 Hijri, we urge companies to provide leave for workers not to coincide with the holiday," said Assistant I for Government and Welfare of the Lampung Provincial Government, Qodratul Ikhwan, in Bandarlampung, Tuesday, April 26, quoted from Antara.

With early leave for workers, it can prevent traffic jams due to the accumulation of people who want to go home for Eid 2022.

"If the furloughed workers are too close to the holiday, there will likely be a large buildup when they return home. So this is indeed the goal so that there are those who go home early so they can break down congestion at transportation nodes," he said.

He continued, the government has set joint leave for Eid 1443 Hijri which lasts for four days, namely on April 29 and May 4, 5, 6.

"It is hoped that the implementation of this year's homecoming will be smooth. And the community is also expected to be able to carry out homecoming trips earlier and continue to apply health protocols consistently during their trips," he said.

According to him, consistent application of health protocols during homecoming trips can help prevent an increase in COVID-19 cases during the homecoming period or after Eid Al-Fitr 1443 Hijriah.

"Not only health protocols, people who want to go home also don't forget to carry out booster vaccines from a long time ago so that the trip runs smoothly," he added.

Based on data from the Lampung Provincial Transportation Service, it is predicted that as many as 2.5 percent or as many as 1.9 million people from Lampung will travel back and forth for Eid in 2022.

Meanwhile, the potential for Lampung to become a homecoming destination is 3.0 percent or 2.3 million people who have the potential to come to the province.