Indonesia’s vast population
was a potential factor in domestic industry. However as competence was not
synchronous with industry need and productivity was low – was the week point of
Indonesia’s Human Resources. The condition was admittedly Indonesia’s weakness
in facing AEC 2015. Productivity of workface in Indonesia was notably low in
Asia, even the increase minimum wages did not bring significant effect to
increasing productivity.
Low productivity of workers was commonplace in nearly all
industry sector, the footwear industry was no expectation. The Director General
of Small-and-Medium industry [IKM] Euis saedah stated in Jakarta on Thursday [28/2]
toward implementation of MEA 2015 National footwear industry was facing the big
challenge of building skilled labor.
The Ministry also wished to see more Indonesia Shoes
Industry Development [BPIPI] workshops in all parts of Indonesia. The Director
General of IKM wished to see development of BPIPI branches in Jakarta, West
Java, and even beyond Java. “The market demand for footwear products is
constantly growing” Euis Said.
For that matter, footwear industry development must be
spurred on by enhancing training. Beside human resources development, the
Ministry would also step up technological capacity toward higher efficiency and
competitiveness.
The same was set forth by the Secretary General of the
Ministry of Industry Ansar Bukhari who said that to anticipate MEA 2015 the
Ministry was making competent workers to be competitive in ASEAN. He admitted
that the standard of qualification of industrial workers in Indonesia was low
as indicate by their educational level: Junior High School level 60.77%, High
School level 94.41%
Besides, Ansari said, productivity of Indonesian workers
by GDP was low, i.e. USD 9,500 per worker per year, way below three ASEAN
countries: Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand or below that of the Asean
countries at USD 10,700 per worker per year. Pursuant to that matter the
Ministry of Industry was anticipating problems, i.e. to establish community academy
to meet demand in the industrial sector.
Meanwhile to quote BAPPENAS and USAID survey outcome in
2013 on shoe industry which absorb most workers it was unveiled that every
shoemaker in Indonesia was only able to make 0,8 pair of shoes per day with
minimum pay of USD 242 in 2013. For comparison, a shoe maker in Vietnam was
only paid USD 140 per day but were able to make 1 pair of shoes per day. In
China 1 shoemaker could make 1.1 pair of shoes per day at the salary of USD 235
per day. (SS)
Business News - September 3, 2014
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