[unofficial translation from Bahasa provided by Business & Human Rights Centre]

"8,475 ex former Sritex workers still waiting for severance disbursement, push for IDR 248 billion asset sales" 23 April 2026

8,475 former employees of PT Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk (Sritex) are still in waiting for severance and holiday allowance (THR) that have disbursed yet.

This uncertainty caused unrest, especially because they need the severance payment for their life support due to contract termination.

Coordinator of the Sritex Ex-Employment Forum, Agus Wicaksono, said that until now there has been no clarity regarding the time of disbursement of workers' rights.

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This condition makes many ex-employees relies on the severance disbursement to fulfil their basic needs after layoffs.

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Ask for acceleration and openness

Ex-employees are pressing for the process of settling the company’s liabilities to be accelerated, especially through asset sales.

They also emphasize the importance of information disclosure so that the process can be monitored.

In addition, ex-employees hope that concrete steps from curators and related parties will be carried out immediately to accelerate the disbursement of their rights.

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[…] the severance disbursement matters is now fully under the responsibility of the curator, no longer the old management of the company.
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