Indonesia to evaluate partial lockdown as companies, factories defy orders

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JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The Indonesian government is set to evaluate the implementation of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) as many non-essential workplaces are still ignoring the policies and requiring their workers to come in for work amid physical distancing requirements needed to curb the further transmission of Covid-19.

“Today, I ask for a total evaluation of what we have done to handle Covid-19, especially regarding the PSBB, with details of the pluses and minuses so we can make improvements, ” President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo said in his opening speech during the limited Cabinet meeting on Monday .

Chief of the national Covid-19 task force, Doni Monardo, said that based on his agency’s monitoring, the policy had been effective to a degree, but there were still some companies neglecting the distancing rules. “If offices and factories continue to violate the provisions and do not meet the health protocols, we will take steps ranging from warnings and reprimands to sanctions, ” Doni said, while hoping regional task forces could be more assertive toward companies.

The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions recently said dozens of companies outside of the aforementioned sectors were still given operational licences.

 

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