"Workers stage protest, demand severance pay, holiday allowance for laid-off Sritex employees", 10 March 2025

Thousands of workers are set to launch a series of protests in front of PT Sritex factory in Sukoharjo, Central Java, and the MInistry of Manpower in Jakarta from March 10 to March 15, 2025, as a show of solidarity for Sritex workers who were laid off in what is claimed to be illegal termination.

President of Labor Party and Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI), Said Iqbal, said that the protest is a response to the lack of clarity regarding severance pay and holiday allowance for affected workers...

Among their demands, workers are urging transparency on severance pay and Idul Fitri allowance (THR), as well as clarity regarding the status of employees who will be rehired under new investors.

“Protesters also raise allegations that billions of rupiah from the workers' cooperative fund were borrowed by company executives without clear repayment plans. Additionally, there is growing concern that more than 1,200 former Sritex employees might be denied Job Loss Insurance (JKP) due to alleged forced resignations, even though JKP should be a right for all terminated workers,“ Iqbal said as quoted in a statement on Monday, March 10, 2025...

Beyond Sukoharjo, another protest is set to take place at the Ministry of Manpower in Jakarta on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Workers in Jakarta will demand the annulment of mass layoffs at PT Sritex, insist that the Minister of Manpower issue a written agreement securing the workers' rights, and call for the revocation of Trade Ministry Regulation No. 8/2023, which is seen as detrimental to labor rights.

Furthermore, the protesters urge the government to halt mass layoffs in other industries and ensure the payment of THR for online motorcycle taxi drivers (ojol).