Sampoerna and Kopelasi Karyawan Redraiing Bojonegoro have opened a new Third Party Operator (TPO) production facility for hand-rolled Kretec cigarettes in Danda, Bojonegoro Regency, East Java.
At the inauguration ceremony, East Java Governor Kofifa Indar Palawansa welcomed the investment and impact on local employment. “We hope that MPS Dunder will improve the well-being not only of its employees, but also their families and the local community of Bojonegoro.In the era of digital ecosystem transformation, SKT Industries and TPO will continue to work together to resolve issues, especially with regard to labor absorption. “This could be a strategy,” she said in a statement.
“The synergies of the SKT industry are phenomenal. We believe that TPO Dunder will strengthen the economy of Bojonegoro province,” Kofifa said.
Ms Kofifa also expressed satisfaction with the high participation rate of women in the facility's workforce. “Because a woman who has her own income becomes the mother of the nation,” she pointed out. “The recruitment of women workers at TPO Dunder is therefore an affirmation of women's participation in development.”
Cinta Hartanto, Sampoerna's head of hand-rolling manufacturing, said the company is committed to continuous value creation. “As a company that has been operating in Indonesia for over 110 years, our vision is to play an active role in supporting the growth of the national economy by downstreaming the tobacco industry, encouraging long-term investment and the workforce. ” and create sustainable value. This additional partnership is part of our efforts to realize that vision,” he said.
Having absorbed over 3,000 workers at TPO Dunder and additional absorption at various other factories and TPO, Sampoerna now has over 80,000 direct and indirect employees, of which around 90% are I work at an SKT production facility.
“In addition to new partnerships with local entrepreneurs and cooperatives, opening up new employment opportunities for thousands of workers, the new SKT manufacturing facility in Sampoerna and additional TPO will help farmers in Indonesia It will also increase the absorption of tobacco and clove ingredients. Hand-rolled cigarettes require twice as much tobacco and cloves as machine-made cigarettes,” Shinta explained.
TPS Dunder, owned by Kopelasi Caleb, became the 39th TPO in Java and the fourth in Bojonegoro Regency, affiliated with Sampoerna. All His TPOs are owned and operated by local entrepreneurs and/or local cooperatives that produce Sampoerna's His SKT brand. Sampoerna operates his seven production facilities in several cities/provinces on the island of Java, including his four SKT production facilities in Surabaya, Malang and Probolinggo, East Java. will appear.
