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The impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic is very significant for industry. Not only the manufacturing industry, the tourism sector, aviation, hospitality, retail and restaurants also took a beating during this pandemic. This will certainly have an impact on the fate of workers. The current crisis situation may leave employers with no choice but to lay off because they have to reduce large-scale operational costs. However, the Jiipe industrial area is trying to establish cooperation between employers, workers, and trade unions, and of course the government to establish cooperation, which anticipates layoffs in the Jiipe industrial area. Here are four things that the Jiipe industrial area can do to anticipate layoffs in the middle of a pandemic:
1. Conduct a two-way or bipartite dialogue. Employers and workers, together with trade unions in industrial estates, need to engage in transparent dialogue early on in anticipating employment conditions due to the pandemic. Companies in the Jiipe industrial area which because of the nature of the industry require the presence of workers must regulate the work system by prioritizing occupational safety and health in the industrial area. In addition, bipartite dialogue also needs to discuss anticipation of the worst conditions of work relations between them such as efficiency, working hours arrangements, and division of labor in industrial estates. This dialogue is the main door to build mutual understanding to face the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic both for companies and workers in industrial areas.
2. Arrange employment policies in the Jiipe industrial area in a pandemic situation This policy must respond to any changes that occur as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic towards the work systems of industrial area employees. These changes include the application of the work from home system, social distancing, restrictions on public transportation facilities, and limited lockdowns that are currently being implemented by several local governments. At present there are many areas that have received approval to implement Large Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB). The government, in this case the Ministry of Manpower must be active in providing policy information for work and conducting regular policy reviews. Policies that can be applied in industrial areas such as policies to reduce working days and hours, dismiss / lay off workers, and so on.