INDONESIAN GARMENT HIT HARD BY JAKARTA WAGE HIKE
November 1st, 2012
BY POORNA RODRIGO
THE INDONESIAN Textile Association (API) has branded a government decision to increase the minimum wage in the capital Jakarta and its surrounding region by 44% as "illogical", arguing the country's garment and textile industry will be hit hard by the hike.
Last week, Jakarta governor Joko Widodo raised the Jakarta minimum monthly wage to Indonesian Rupiah IDR2.2 million (USD229) from the current IDR1.5 million (USD156). The 44% per cent wage hike will come into effect from January.
However, API secretary general Ernovian Ismy told ...
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