Some 70,000 textile workers in Indonesia have lost their jobs since the imposition of fuel-price hikes in October, and the figure could rise to 100,000 by the end of the year, an industry association revealed.

Indonesian Textile Association Chairman Benny Sutrisno said that affected workers were mainly from Bandung in West Java and Surakarta in Central Java.

The hikes, leading fuel prices to jump by 126% in average, were caused the government's measures to reduce fuel subsidy in the state budget.

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