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President seeks to shorten year-end holiday
“The President has requested a reduction [in collective leave days] in regard to the year-end holiday, including the substitute leave days for Idul Fitri,” Muhadjir said on Monday as quoted by tribunnews.com.
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resident Joko “Jokowi’ Widodo has instructed his subordinates to cut the 2020 year-end holiday short to curb COVID-19 transmission, a minister has said.
Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy revealed the instruction at a press conference after attending a Cabinet meeting on Monday.
“The President has requested a reduction [in collective leave days] in regard to the year-end holiday, including the substitute leave days for Idul Fitri,” Muhadjir said on Monday as quoted by tribunnews.com.
He went on to say that the President had also told his ministry to organize a meeting in relation to the matter with several ministries and government institutions.
Previously, the government had decided to reschedule the Idul Fitri collective leave, which was initially set for May 26 to 29, to this year’s end, from Dec. 28 to 31, due to an alarming rise in COVID-19 transmission earlier in the year.
The decision on the collective leave is stipulated in a joint decree on 2020 public holiday and collective leave that was signed by the religious affairs, manpower and administrative and bureaucratic reform ministers.
The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) has also stated its concerns about possible unfavorable outcomes from the upcoming year-end holiday and collective leave. The association suggested the government cancel the planned holidays altogether, if necessary.
