"It is okay. We are ready to accommodate them following the closure of the Kalijodo red-light area and employ them in numerous industries in Central Java," the governor stated in Banjarnegara district on Thursday.
Ganjar made the remark in response to a statement by Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa that the former commercial sex workers from Kalijodo will be employed in several garment companies in Central Java.
The governor stated that Central Java must become the spearhead for Indonesia at a time when people are facing problems, but no other party is willing to accommodate them.
"Central Java should be prepared to accept them and employ them. Otherwise, they would be expelled from this republic," noted Ganjar, a politician of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP).
The governor explained that jobs in Central Java remain open, especially in the garment industry sector, in areas such as Solo Raya, Sukoharjo, Wonogiri, and Boyolali.
According to Ganjar, garment factories in Boyolali and Sragen are keen to employ a significant number of workers.
Further, Ganjar said he did not mind if the population of Central Java, which is currently some 35 million, will continue to grow with the relocation of former commercial sex workers from Kalijodo in Jakarta, who will be absorbed in the garment industry sector in the province.
Ganjar made the remark in response to a statement by Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa that the former commercial sex workers from Kalijodo will be employed in several garment companies in Central Java.
The governor stated that Central Java must become the spearhead for Indonesia at a time when people are facing problems, but no other party is willing to accommodate them.
"Central Java should be prepared to accept them and employ them. Otherwise, they would be expelled from this republic," noted Ganjar, a politician of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP).
The governor explained that jobs in Central Java remain open, especially in the garment industry sector, in areas such as Solo Raya, Sukoharjo, Wonogiri, and Boyolali.
According to Ganjar, garment factories in Boyolali and Sragen are keen to employ a significant number of workers.
Further, Ganjar said he did not mind if the population of Central Java, which is currently some 35 million, will continue to grow with the relocation of former commercial sex workers from Kalijodo in Jakarta, who will be absorbed in the garment industry sector in the province.