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Why Workers Are Facing a Wave of Layoffs

Monday, May 4, 2026

Thousands of workers lost their jobs in 2026, taking on side hustles to survive.

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Workers stage a demonstration demanding an end to unilateral layoffs in Sidoarjo, East Java, March 30, 2026. Doc. Federation of Indonesian Metal Workers Unions (FSPMI) East Java. tempo : 178044052494.

BAD news arrived at the home of Farid Miftachul Aziz two days before the Idul Fitri holiday, on March 19, 2026. The factory worker at a food can manufacturing plant received a termination notice delivered to his house in Porong subdistrict, Sidoarjo Regency, East Java. The reason was brief and clear: efficiency.

“The termination was unilateral because there had never been any negotiation or prior notification,” Farid said when m

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Hussein Abri Dongoran

Hanaa Septiana (Surabaya), Jamal A. Nashr (Semarang), Ayu Cipta (Tangerang), Shinta Maharani (Yogyakarta), Iqbal T. Lazuardi (Bandung), Ricky Juliansyah (Depok) contributed to the writing of this article. 

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