Indonesia: Garuda terminates contracts of 700 workers amid low demand; Covid-19 cases surges to almost 400,000

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JAKARTA, Oct 27 (Jakarta Post/ANN): National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia announced on Tuesday that it would terminate the contracts of at least its 700 employees by Nov. 1 as the airline struggles with low travel demand during the Covid-19 outbreak.

The workers being laid off have been taking unpaid leave since May, according to Garuda president director Irfan Setiaputra.

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