It Has Been 3 Months For KCN Port Permits To Be Revoked, Penjaspel Coordinator: As A Result Of Thousands Of Unemployed Workers

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JAKARTA - The revocation of the business license at the port terminal of PT Karya Citra Nusantara (KCN) which has lasted for more than a long impact on the business world. Coordinator of port services (Penjaspel) Fudiyanpo Kamin explained that the owner of the goods was greatly harmed because the logistics distribution route to the Jakarta, West Java and Banten areas was hampered. "The cost of activities has increased by 3 to 4 times, due to the lack of supporting work areas, so that loading and unloading activities take longer," he said in a written statement, Tuesday, October 4. Fudi revealed that the owners of goods that were directly affected included PT Kereta Cempat Indonesia China (KCIC), PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk, PT Siam Cement Group, PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk, PT Waskita Beton Precast, PT Pembangunan Perumahan Tbk, PT Bayan Resouces, Tbk, PT Wika Beton Tbk, Project Toll Sumatra, PT Pionir Beton Industri, PT Sinar Sakti, PT Bina Karya Prima, PT Indo Barat Rayon, PT Indo Rama, PT South Pacific Viscose, PT Mayora Indah Tbk. However, continued Fudi, the no less important impact is the loss of livelihoods for around 2,000 port workers. "So many are affected by the closure of the KCN. In fact, around 2,000 people have been directly affected and are now unemployed," said Fudi. Met separately, Terminal Head of Indocement Budi Supriat regretted the implementation of this policy. According to him, the KCN terminal is a vital coal distribution center for the industrial sector on the island of Java, especially in the Greater Jakarta area. "The potential for the multiplier effect can be extraordinary. Infrastructure development can be disrupted, the emergence of so many unemployed, which in the end will also be the national economy," he explained.