Sindonews.com -Rising Provincial Minimum wage (UMP) in DKI Jakarta, which reaches 44 percent caused dozens of factories in Bonded areas of Nusantara (KBN) planned relocation. As a result, a total of 42 thousands of workers expected to lose their jobs or threatened with termination of employment relationships (LAYOFFS).
"Due to increase in a very hit the UMP 2013 corporate world especially labor-intensive sector, garment and textile enterprises in the Bonded area of the archipelago has already started to do with employee reduction in rationalisation in stages by not extending the contacts work just as often is done every year," said Vice Chairman of the General Chamber of Commerce and industry (Kadin) Indonesia Jakarta, Simanjorang Sarman in his written remarks that earned SindonewsSunday (24/3/2013).
Based on the data obtained, there is no maximum 41 companies in the number of employees reached KBN 42.015. While a number of these companies have plans to relocate his factory outside Jakarta.
"Companies are looking for land to build factories, land in West Java, Central Java and East Java because of the province's three UMP under Jakarta and tend to be more conducive," said Sarman.
As for the companies that intend to conduct plant relocation is a foreign capital company (PMA) which have a calculation of investment in the long term. According to him, with the Ascension of the UMP Jakarta this year provide to investors concerns will increase the UMP in 2014, 2015, 2016 and beyond uncontrolled and would complicate the company's operations in the future.
He's judging, if relocation plan realized will give negative effect on climate-induced investment in the capital of Jakarta. "If this becomes a reality, it will be very troublesome investment climate in Jakarta because existing ones just moved, how will investors go? Certainly they will investigate why until the company relocate his factory outside Jakarta, "said Sarman.
Earlier, the Chairman of the employers ' Association of Indonesia (Apindo) also stated there would be about 90 companies in the Capital of Jakarta to leave because the rise in 2013 become the UMP Rp2,2 million. Apindo Chairman Sofjan Wanandi, the increase rate of the UMP is too high and very damning entrepreneurs.
As a result, the entrepreneurs who take shelter under a massive exodus of Apindo will do for nine months, including setting up the severance for workers who left.
In response to this, the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja full moon (Ahok) invited companies under the auspices of Apindo who want to leave Jakarta for not able to meet the necessities of life are worth (KHL).
"If it goes, then there are coming again. Later let Jakarta will play in the business sector, who are able to keep the citizens in order to be on top of the KHL. If Yes please step aside cannot afford, "said Ahok some time ago.
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