Foxconn Will Build Factory in Indonesia, What’s In It for Us?

Several media have reported that Foxconn will build a factory in Indonesia. As reported by Antara, the confirmation is disclosed by the Minister of Industries, MS Hidayat who states that the agreement has been signed when the Minister of Trade, Gita Wirjawan visited Taiwan some time ago.

Foxconn will build a factory worth USD1 billion of investment and expected to be able to employ up to 1 million work forces. Although Foxconn is hoping to build a factory in Central Java or East Java region, the government is pushing the location to outside Java by offering some tax incentives. The feasibility study for this factory can take a year.

Foxconn is known as one of the biggest electronic manufacturing companies in the world. Under the official label Hon Hai Precision Industry, Foxconn’s headquarter is in Taiwan and has many factories in some continents. Foxconn’s biggest (and many) factory is located in China. Foxconn owns 13 factories in China, where one factory employs around 100 thousand to 500 thousand workers. Overall number of Foxconn’s workers in China reaches 1.2 million people. Foxconn is also reported to have several factories in Malaysia even though the scale is not too massive.

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Foxconn Bakal Dirikan Pabrik di Indonesia, Apa Untungnya Buat Kita?

Sejumlah media memberitakan informasi bahwa Foxconn bakal mendirikan pabriknya di Indonesia. Seperti dikutip dari Antara, kepastian itu diungkapkan oleh Menteri Perindustrian MS Hidayat yang mengatakan bahwa kesepakatan telah ditandatangani saat Menteri Perdagangan Gita Wirjawan berkunjung ke Taiwan beberapa waktu yang lalu.

Foxconn bakal mendirikan pabrik dengan investasi dengan nilai lebih dari $1 miliar dan diharapkan mampu menjaring tenaga kerja hingga satu juta orang. Meskipun Foxconn berharap bisa membangun pabrik di Jawa Tengah atau Jawa Timur, pemerintah sedang mendorong lokasinya ke luar Jawa dengan menawarkan berbagai insentif pajak. Studi kelayakan untuk pabrik ini bisa memakan waktu satu tahun.

Foxconn dikenal sebagai salah satu perusahaan manufacturing elektronik terbesar di dunia. Memiliki label resmi Hon Hai Precision Industry, Foxconn berpusat di Taiwan dan memiliki berbagai pabrik di sejumlah benua. Pabrik terbesar Foxconn (dan terbanyak) terletak di Cina. Foxconn memiliki 13 pabrik di Cina, di mana satu pabrik bisa memiliki 100 ribu hingga 500 ribu pekerja. Total jumlah pekerja Foxconn di Cina mencapai 1.2 juta orang. Foxconn juga dikabarkan memiliki sejumlah pabrik di Malaysia, meski skalanya tidak terlalu masif.

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