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Thousands of textile workers hope to return to work at companies that have laid them off and millions more expect the government to immediately save the national textile industry and textile products (TPT). Chairperson of the Indonesian Textile Expert Association (IKATSI) Suharno Rusdi emphasized that the current condition of the textile industry is dying so that it needs the attention of the government.

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The Association of Indonesian Textile Experts (IKATSI) urged the government to immediately save the national textile industry from a deeper downturn. "IKATSI members spread throughout the textile industry informed that production utilization in the textile industry after this Eid al-Fitr is only 50% on average because the company has difficulty selling its products both in the domestic and export markets," Suharno said. "Even some of them have reduced the number of employees," he added.

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Indonesian Fiber and Filament Yarn Makers Association (APSyFI) has asked the Ministry of Trade to not reason that imports are needed as raw material for exports. the government has provided facilities for bonded zones and ease of import of export destinations (KITE). As for the UKM garment, the raw material can be supplied by UKM Weaving and knitting.

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The trade performance of the national textile and textile products (TPT) industry is still deteriorating in Semester I-2019 due to pressure from import growth. Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the average import growth from 2007-2018 reached 12.3%, while exports only reached 3.1%.