Jakarta – The Indonesian government continues to demonstrate its commitment to protecting workers affected by layoffs, especially amid the pressures of a global economic slowdown and challenges in the textile industry.
Maliki, Deputy for Community Empowerment, Population, and Employment at the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas), emphasized that the state is present to provide broader and more certain protection for workers impacted by layoffs.
“To respond to the current global economic challenges, the government is striving to ensure broader protection certainty for workers who have been laid off,” said Maliki in Jakarta.
According to him, the Job Loss Insurance (JKP) program does not burden workers, as the premiums are fully covered by the government through a reallocation of the Work Accident Insurance (JKK) program. This program applies to workers with various types of employment contracts, as long as they are enrolled in other social security programs.
“The number of layoffs is quite concerning. Labor-intensive investment in the textile and textile products sector is needed to help absorb the impact of layoffs in regions with high layoff rates,” he added.
Through the SIAPKerja (Labor Market Information System), workers affected by layoffs can access vocational training, job vacancy information, and job placement services. These efforts reflect the government’s seriousness in maintaining labor market stability, protecting workers’ rights, and ensuring the continuity of the national economy.
“In addition, the policy to simplify the licensing system is one of the government’s strategies to attract new investors,” Maliki noted.
Since 2022, the government has launched the JKP program, which provides benefits in the form of cash assistance, access to job training, and labor market information. At the beginning of 2025, regulations related to the JKP program were updated through Government Regulation No. 6 of 2025.
The revision includes adjustments to participant eligibility and enhancement of benefits, including cash payments of up to 60 percent of wages, with a maximum of IDR 5 million per month for six months.
Meanwhile, in the 2025 Government Work Plan (RKP) and the 2025–2029 National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN), the government has set priorities to prevent layoffs and improve workforce skills. Concrete steps are being taken through strengthening the capacity of industrial relations mediators, fostering bipartite dialogue within companies, and intensifying outreach for the JKP program.
