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Fatwa Haram Rokok Not Affecting Manufacturers

Liputan6.com, Holy: Muhammadiyah Central Board Fatwa that forbids smoking, more recently, the cold response in the Holy tobacco companies, Central Java, on Thursday (11 / 3). They claimed to not worry about the fatwa would reduce cigarette production. As happened in cigarette factory in the village of Castle Pendopo Dawe, Holy, Central Java, owned by H. Guntur.

As usual, with 1,500 workers to stay on the job mbathil. Similarly, workers in the milling or cutting. They have been cutting rolled cigarette with a false instrument. Cigarettes are already neat and clean then included in the package. Although relatively small class cigarette factories, tobacco producing activities continue to run normally.

According to Guntur, tobacco companies remain committed to run the business for government regulation is still allowed. Because, in addition to already supporting thousands of workers in the countryside, especially the tobacco industry's small scale also move other business sectors that grow around the plant.

Just as the Holy, Central Java, a number of scattered cigarette industry in Jepara and Pati area, until now still in production as usual. Not yet a decline in production following a fatwa issued Muhammadiyah's [read: Muhammadiyah forbade smoking]. (Bjk / ADO)