Some Hotels in Papua Closed, 300 Employees "laid off"

Some Hotels in Papua Closed, 300 Employees "laid off"

The spread of the Coronavirus disease pandemic 2019 (C0vid-19) in Indonesia, including in Papua, has an impact on a number of sectors, one of which is hospitality.

Chairman of the Regional Board of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (BPD PHRI) Papua Province, Syahrir Hasan revealed, a number of temporary hotels do not operate because operating costs are not proportional to income since the outbreak of Covid-19 broke out.

Since March 23, a number of starred hotels have temporarily closed. To operate again, it still adjusts to the conditions in Papua. Previously until April 9th, but the result of an agreement with the Government of Papua and Forkopimda today at the State Building, the status of Papua from Emergency Preparedness to Emergency Response, each hotel management adjusts, "Syahrir said by telephone on Wednesday (04/08/2020) ).

He continued, approximately 300 employees were "laid off" from a number of hotels that were temporarily closed. Regarding the salaries of the employees, Syahrir said, returning to each hotel management.

"Each hotel management's policy, whether they are paid in full or only in part. Because the temporary closure is to reduce operational costs and at the same time implement government recommendations to prevent the spread of Covid-19, one of which is to keep distance, "said Syahrir.