Dialogue of President of the Republic of Indonesia at the Inspection of COVID-19 Vaccination Drive in Industrial Estates, at PT Komatsu Indonesia’s Factory, Jakarta, February 24, 2022
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,
Good morning,
May peace be upon us all.
There are 11 locations in industrial estates and factories throughout the country (of which the vaccination drive is being held). And this morning I inspect (the vaccination drive) at PT Komatsu, in Jakarta.
I am glad that vaccination for third dose, the booster one, has started. I hope that production activity in industries/factories will not be disrupted in the future since the workers have received booster dose so the workers can give more power to the production sector. I hope that the booster vaccination drive for industrial sector can be continued and carried out in other factories to protect employees from COVID-19 transmission.
That concludes my statement. You may continue the vaccination drive.
Is there anyone from Batam? Please, Batam, the floor is yours.
Representative of Kabil Industrial Park, Batam
Good morning, Mr. President.
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Good morning.
Representative of Kabil Industrial Park, Batam
Greetings from Batam.
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Please.
Representative of Kabil Industrial Park, Batam
We would like to express our highest gratitude to Mr. President from Kabil Industrial Park of Batam Island. We are the industrial area that specializes in the oil support industry. We are very grateful for the booster dose (vaccination) so it can ensure all of our workers and management to work well.
Currently, we are doing a lot of projects for oil and gas for the refinery in Balikpapan, wind-farm works in the UK and Formosa in Taiwan, and gas pipes for deep sea in Australia.
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Yes, good.
Representative of Kabil Industrial Park, Batam
Today, we are glad since the booster dose can give us confidence to work even better and the industries are still running very well amid the COVID-19 (pandemic). Thank you, Mr. President. Once again, from all workers and management of the Kabil Industrial Park, we thank you.
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Okay, that’s good. We hope that the entire production sector will not be hampered so that we can give priority to (the workers to) receive booster shots, so that the activities can continue to run. Thank you, Batam.
Representative of Kabil Industrial Park, Batam
Thank you, sir, because our industry on Batam Island can continue to run well during COVID-19. Thank you, sir. Good morning, sir.
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Thank you.
From Bontang?
Representative of Kaltim Industrial Estate, Bontang
Thank you, sir. We are from Bontang, sir.
Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Wa’alaikumussalam.
Representative of Kaltim Industrial Estate, Bontang (PT Pupuk Kaltim)
Honorable Mr. Jokowi, Minister of Industry, and Minister of Health. Ladies and gentlemen.
We are reporting from Bontang, East Kalimantan. Those of us who are present are from Pupuk Kaltim, several companies from tenants, and Bontang City government. Also present there are the Regional Secretary, the Head of Regional Health Office, and the field coordinators.
Alhamdulillah, in an effort to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, Pupuk Kaltim is providing assistance to accelerate the vaccination, especially for all workers, both in our company and in tenants, and also for the surrounding community, the people of Bontang City, sir.
And today we are here to continue the vaccination drive from Pupuk Kaltim. A total of 10,000 doses of vaccine. Alhamdulillah, so far, more than 4,000 shots have been administered, sir. It has been done a few days and today we will continue with the vaccination up to 10,000 doses.
God willing, it will be held until February 27th, sir. Hopefully the vaccination drive will run smoothly. That concludes our statement from Bontang, East Kalimantan, sir. Thank you.
Wassalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Is that the third dose, booster vaccination?
Representative of Kaltim Industrial Estate, Bontang (PT Pupuk Kaltim)
That’s right, sir. Almost all employees at Pupuk Kaltim as well as those in industrial estate tenants have received booster shots, sir. And we continue (to carry out the vaccination) for the surrounding community and for employees who have not received booster shot.
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Oh, that is good.
Okay, thank you, Bontang.
Representative of Kaltim Industrial Estate, Bontang (PT Pupuk Kaltim)
You are welcome, sir. Wassalamu’alaikum.
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Wa’alaikumsalam.
Demak regency?
Representative of Jatengland Industrial Estate, Demak
Assalamu’alaikum, Mr. President.
We would like to report that Jatengland Industrial Estate of Demak is the only industrial estate in the eastern part of Semarang City, sir.
Today we (carried out) booster vaccinations for 400 employees from tenants, us/management, and the surrounding community. We are new, sir. There are five tenants in Jatengland Industrial Estate, of which two are operational, one is (inaudible) and the other is construction.
We hope that Mr. President is willing to visit our industrial estate someday. And we are very grateful for the materialization of Demak toll road, sir. The toll road will facilitate transportation in the eastern corridor of Central Java and will allow us to be even more developed. Only one thing, maybe in the future, please support our industrial estate for raw water, sir. That’s it from Jatengland Industrial Estate, Demak.
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Okay, thank you, Demak. Thank you.
Representative of Jatengland Industrial Estate, Demak
You are welcome, Mr. President. May you always be healthy.
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
PT HM Sampoerna, Surabaya, the floor is yours.
Representative of PT HM Sampoerna, Surabaya
I hope you all are always in good health. On behalf of PT HM Sampoerna, Tbk, I would like to express my appreciation to Mr. President and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia who have always provided support to the industrial sector, to survive in the midst of pandemic and continue to operate to meet domestic and export needs.
As a labor-intensive company with a total of 65 thousand direct and indirect employees, we are committed to always making maximum and continuous efforts to prioritize the health and safety of each employee, including by providing booster vaccinations for Sampoerna employees throughout Indonesia, Mr. President.
And for today’s vaccination drive, Sampoerna has received full support from Surabaya City Regional Health Office in providing vaccines. Meanwhile, the health workers on duty were here thanks to the collaboration with the Yellow Clinic. Starting today, February 24 to 26, Sampoerna is carrying out booster vaccination drive for 5,900 employees in two factories located in Surabaya, East Java.
Thank you, Mr. President and Mr. Minister, for the opportunity. May we all always be blessed with health. We are optimistic that the mutual cooperation efforts carried out to tackle the pandemic will produce good results.
Thank you. Good morning.
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Thank you, HM Sampoerna. Thank you. Keep up the good work.
Thank you.
PT Sritex in Sukoharjo.
Representative of PT Sritex, Sukoharjo
Good morning, sir. We are from Sukoharjo. The local government, the regional military commander (Dandim), Chief of Sukoharjo resort police, and I would like to report that from the first and second vaccination drives, up to 50,000 of our employees have received the vaccine. Currently, the booster vaccination drive is running, 11,000 employees will be received booster shot for the next 11 days, 1,000 person per day, sir.
We really appreciate your program since it helps us a lot for our production so it does not stop. We can keep producing and we continue to export, sir, to support the economy. Thank you, sir, from Greater Solo and Central Java. Thank you.
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Thank you, Sritex. Thank you, Mr. Iwan. The most important thing is do not let production line in the industrial sector be disrupted. Exports must go on. Thank you, everyone.
Good morning.
I thank you.
(GWH/MUR)