Entrepreneurs Refuse To Increase DKI 2022 UMP, Deputy Governor: It's Time We Help Workers Affected By COVID-19

JAKARTA - The decision of the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan to revise the increase in the amount of the 2022 DKI Provincial Drinking Wage (UMP) from 0.85 percent to 5.1 percent, was rejected by businessmen.

Responding to this, Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria said that the revision of the amount of the increase in the DKI UMP was taken with the best consideration for all parties. Riza admits that there is no decision that can satisfy all parties 100 percent.

"So what has been decided by the provincial government is solely for the benefit of all parties, for the good. Indeed, there is no decision that satisfies all of them 100 percent, but this is a decision taken in the interests of more," he told reporters, Sunday, December 19.

Furthermore, Riza said that in the COVID-19 pandemic situation, all parties must work together and help each other, especially between trade unions and employers.

"So please everyone understand, understand, indeed the situation is like now we are still facing the COVID-19 pandemic so it does take struggle, it takes sacrifice and the most important thing is to work together to help each other. It's time for us to help, especially to many more workers have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic," he said.

Regarding the information that entrepreneurs will sue the DKI Provincial Government regarding the 2022 DKI UMP, Riza said that they respect and appreciate it. Because this is the right of all citizens.

"We respect everything, whatever the parties do, we appreciate. We are in the era of democracy but we ask as far as we can do it through deliberation. We hope it can be done by deliberation before we take other steps," he said. Previously, the Association Indonesian Entrepreneurs (Apindo) protested the policy of DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, who revised the amount of the 2022 provincial minimum wage increase (UMP) from only 0.85 percent to 5.1 percent. Apindo assessed that Anies had violated the rules.

Deputy Chairperson of the DKI Jakarta Apindo DPP, Nurjaman said the regulation in question was Government Regulation (PP) Number 36 of 2021 concerning Wages. Nurjaman admitted that he could not understand why the DKI Jakarta Governor's Decree Number 1395 regarding the DKI Jakarta UMP in 2022 was revised.

Nurjaman said Apindo hoped that Anies Baswedan could refrain from revising the increase in the amount of the DKI Jakarta UMP in 2022. However, if it could not be cancelled, his party would like to take legal action so that the decision is annulled.

"If he doesn't, we won't stay with him. We will take legal action, including filing a complaint with the Administrative Court," he said.

According to Nurjaman, the impact of the revised 2022 DKI Jakarta UMP increase is very large. Because, this can trigger other provisions to also change it.

"We are both uncomfortable. So far, we have been hit by a pandemic and now we have been hit by a revised wage increase," he said.