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JAKARTA, April 9 — More than 1.2 million people have lost their jobs in Indonesia since the Covid-19 pandemic occurred, said the Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah. Quoting her statement in the local media, Ida Fauziyah said the statistics were based on an update by her ministry on April 7, after...

People with surgical masks look on at station Tanah Abang, following the outbreak of the coronavirus , in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 13, 2020. — Reuters pic

Since the first Covid-19 death was recorded on March 11, economic activity in Indonesia worsened due to control measures to address the pandemic. Meanwhile, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said more and more Indonesians working abroad were also currently returning, mainly due to job losses.

 

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