TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Bekasi city government plans to provide a shopping center dedicated to gemstones to accommodate the rapid growth of small-medium enterprises that are focusing on gemstones.
Jainudin Sitanggang, Head of Industry at the Bekasi Industry and Cooperative Agency, said that the plan to gather gemstone vendors in one particular shopping center was based on public demands. "We will also establish a Gemstone Craftsmen Association of Bekasi," Jainudin said on Monday, April 20, 2015.
According to Jainudin, the plan is still being discussed. Jainuddin said that the Bekasi Industry and Cooperative Agency will conduct a discussion with gemstone vendors regarding the plan.
Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi said that the increasing number of gemstone vendors and crafters have helped to improve Bekasi's economy in addition to reducing unemployment rates.
ADI WARSONO