Strategic steps need to be consistently taken in the long term to strengthen the growth of the sector, which relies on labor absorption.

The shoe industry, as well as textiles and textile products, are still relied upon for job creation. In the past two years, layoffs have continued to negatively impact the performance of this labor-intensive sector.

The more important thing now is to issue a preventive measure to curb the spread of waves of layoffs in 2023.

The Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) has warned of a large wave of layoffs in the event of a global recession in 2023.

Berdasarkan laporan riset, sekitar 50 persen dari 1.162 perusahaan besar atau perusahaan yang memiliki karyawan di atas 160 orang menyatakan bahwa rencana perekrutan baru sudah mulai kembali ke level sebelum pandemi.

Menurut Layoffs.fyi, sebuah laman yang melacak pemutusan hubungan kerja, lebih dari 100.000 pekerja teknologi telah kehilangan pekerjaan mereka sepanjang tahun 2022. Situasi ini menimbulkan kecemasan baru di pasar kerja.