Jakarta, Feb. 6 -- The global economy is currently facing a wave of uncertainty, which is putting pressure on the employment sector in almost all countries, including Indonesia.

In early 2025, the layoff trend has come under the public spotlight, signifying that businesses are currently facing tough challenges.

Based on data from the Ministry of Manpower, in 2024, there were 77,965 layoffs in Indonesia.

In a recent study, an analyst with the Parliamentary Analysis Center of the House of Representatives (DPR), Hartini Retnaningsih, predicted that in 2025, at least 280 thousand workers could potentially be laid off by 60 textile companies.

Some factors that could lead to layoffs include the increase in the value-added tax, limitations o...