Jakarta, April 9 -- President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the Red and White Cabinet to establish a special task force to handle layoffs as part of anticipatory measures against the impact of reciprocal tariffs imposed by the US.

The directive was issued by Prabowo during an economic forum in Jakarta on Tuesday, following a suggestion by the Indonesian Trade Unions Confederation (KPSI) President Said Iqbal.

"We should form a layoff task force involving the government, trade unions, academicians, rectors, BPJS (state insurance provider), and others," he remarked at the forum.

The president also requested that government ranks seek an office that can be established as the post of the layoff task force.

According to Prabowo, the task ...