Geopolitical uncertainty leads to mass layoffs in East Java
The most affected industries were timber and furniture, textiles, footwear, automotive components, and pulp and paper.
Mass layoffs have struck East Java province, with 6,154 workers being fired as of September, according to Manpower Ministry data. The Manpower and Transmigration Agency's head, Sugeng Lestari, revealed that these dismissals were primarily concentrated in six regions: Jombang, Madiun, Sidoarjo, Surabaya, Gresik, and Mojokerto. The main reasons for this wave of job cuts include weaker export demand, global geopolitical uncertainty, rising production and raw material costs, and automation efforts, Lestari told a talk show in Surabaya on Oct.
8. Meanwhile, the total number of dismissed workers nationwide reached 63,789, with West Java topping the list at 13,044, followed by Banten (7,733), East Java (6,154), Central Java (5,585), and Jakarta (4,587). Sugeng, however, cautioned against using the high number of JKP claims as the sole indicator of employment conditions in East Java, emphasizing that the province's third place in layoffs does not necessarily signify a high layoff figure.
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