Event Reports

The Automotive Working Group conducted a meeting on 20 May 2020. Chaired by the Head of Working Group, Daniel Purba from Mercedes Benz, the meeting discussed four topics. Three of them are related to the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of impact to the automotive sector, including the recently launched Fiscal and Non-Fiscal Stimulus, Dispensation Permit for Industry Operations during COVID-19 Emergency, and Transportation Control During the Eid Al-Fitr 2020 Religious Holiday.

Another topic discussed was Updates on Implementation of the DG Land Transport Regulation on the Mandatory Fire Extinguisher. This meeting specifically shared information about the postponement of the implementation to 4 January 2021. In addition, Daniel also conveyed a number of advocacy efforts undertaken by the Group related to these regulations. The group played an active role in providing input to help the government to accelerate recovery as the Automotive sector has been badly affected by the COVID-19.

On 18 May 2020, EuroCham held a Human Resources Working Group meeting. On this occasion, we were delighted to have Juanda Pangaribuan, S.H., M.H. who shared on topic of Industrial Relations Issues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was supported by PZ Cussons Indonesia, one of the Gold members of EuroCham that initiated the session.

The meeting was moderated by Paramita Dewi from BASF Indonesia as the Head of EuroCham Human Resources Working Group. The overall session was attended by 38 participants from various companies.