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City 5 years ago

Nearly 900 Bekasi factory workers have tested positive for COVID-19

The Bekasi COVID-19 task force has reported that 869 factory workers have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the outbreak.

National 5 years ago

Factory workers in Bekasi required to report daily activities to stem COVID-19 risk

As new clusters of COVID-19 transmission continue to emerge in industrial areas in Bekasi regency, West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has urged factory workers to report their daily activities in a bid to reduce the transmission risk.

National 5 years ago

Two Karawang factories locked down after dozens of employees infected

Two factories in Karawang, West Java, have been locked down for 14 days by the local administration in response to a report that dozens of employees tested positive for COVID-19.

Business 5 years ago

LG Electronics shuts Indonesia factory after virus outbreak

South Korea's LG Electronics has temporarily shut a factory near Indonesia's capital after some 200 employees contracted coronavirus, the company and a local official said Tuesday.

Business 5 years ago

Industry Ministry allows over 5,800 companies in West Java to operate during PSBB

"Around 5,800 companies have been granted permits by the ministry. In total, these companies employ almost 1.6 million workers," said West Java Trade and Industry Agency head Mohammad Arifin Soedjayana.

Opinion 5 years ago

Garment workers seek government, corporate responsibility

In the Sukabumi regency of West Java alone, one of the centers of the textile and apparel industry, more than 6,500 workers from nine garment factories had been furloughed or laid off as of April 14.

Business 5 years ago

Chinese factory activity slows in face of global pandemic

Chinese factory activity grew at a slower pace in April as demand remained sluggish while the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, according to official data released Thursday.

World 5 years ago

Bangladesh restarts some garment factories, India debates an easing of restrictions

More than 500 garment factories in Bangladesh that supply to global brands reopened on Monday after a month-long shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, while in India calls grew for an easing of its lockdown which has caused deep economic pain.

National 6 years ago

Civil groups work to help low-income citizens weather COVID-19 hardship

Informal street vendors, factory workers and the urban poor community are particularly vulnerable to the direct and indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nearly 900 Bekasi factory workers have tested positive for COVID-19

Factory workers in Bekasi required to report daily activities to stem COVID-19 risk

Two Karawang factories locked down after dozens of employees infected

LG Electronics shuts Indonesia factory after virus outbreak

Industry Ministry allows over 5,800 companies in West Java to operate during PSBB

Garment workers seek government, corporate responsibility

Chinese factory activity slows in face of global pandemic

Bangladesh restarts some garment factories, India debates an easing of restrictions

Civil groups work to help low-income citizens weather COVID-19 hardship

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Your Opinion Matters

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