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Indonesian shoes production ranks the 4th in the world after China, India, and Vietnam. With the total production of 1.4 billion pairs of shoes in 2018, Indonesia accounts for 4.6% of the global footwear production. In addition, Indonesia becomes the 4th biggest footwear consumer amounting to 886 million pairs of footwear. These were stated by Director General of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at the Ministry of Trade, Gati Wibawaningsih in her press statement received in Jakarta on Sunday (Apr 7). Gati further stated that currently the number of footwear industry in Indonesia reaches more than 18,000 business units, most of them consist of small enterprises, 441 of them are medium enterprises, while 155 others are large enterprises. Thousands of these footwear enterprises had absorbed more than 795,000 workers.Gati Wibawaningsih explained that the Ministry of Industry provides an opportunity for young generations to participate in Indonesia Footwear Competition 2019 (IFCC 2019) in a bid to support the development of Indonesian Footwear Industry, especially small and medium enterprises.Gati Wibawaningsih explained that Indonesia Footwear Creative Competition 2019 is a 3 in 1 creative footwear competition, comprising design, photography, and videography. The competition is initiated by Indonesian Footwear Industry Development Agency (BPIP) based in Sidoarjo, East Java which is a task force unit under Directorate General of Small, Medium, and Various Enterprises at the Indonesian Trade Ministry. Gati pointed out that BPIP focuses on the improvement of  human resources, advancement of knowledge and technology in footwear industry, as well as standarization of footwear products.Indonesia Footwear Creative Competition-IFCC 2019 is going to be held by BPIP in collaboration with Petra Christian University of Surabaya. Gati perceived that young generations these days have always been fond of channeling their creative ideas through design and product visualization either as commercial activities or merely as hobbies. Therefore, through IFCC 2019, BPIP would like to facilitate young generations to explore more about footwear industry as well as convince them about the significance of footwear industry in the development of fashion. Most importantly, through the event, BPIP would also like to encourage young generations to utilize the opportunity of footwear industry in establishing prospective business in the future.Gati Wibawaningsih expressed her appreciation for the East Java Government's contribution to actively stimulating the development of creative industry through Millenial Job Center.