During The Meeting, Deputy Governor Riza Claims Entrepreneurs Don't Mind UMP In DKI Rising 5 Percent

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria revealed that the employers' association did not express its objection if the provincial minimum wage (UMP) was increased to 5 percent in the UMP formulation meeting that was previously held.

This meeting involved the DKI Provincial Government, the DKI Wage Council, employers' associations, and trade unions. Therefore, said Riza, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan revised the amount of the increase in the UMP in 2022 from 0.85 percent to 5.1 percent.

"During the previous meeting, businessmen actually didn't mind going up to 5 percent. That's why the provincial government finally decided there would be an increase of up to 5.1 percent," Riza told reporters, Tuesday, December 21.

The Gerindra politician explained that the wage formulation must provide justice for all parties. Over the past eight years, the UMP has always increased above economic growth and inflation.

So, if this year's UMP only increases by 0.8 percent, Riza considers this to not provide a sense of justice. Therefore, Riza hopes that all parties can understand Anies' decision to revise the UMP

"Of course, we hope that all parties can accept this as a solution regarding the UMP problem that has not been completed. So hopefully entrepreneurs can understand and also the workers, the government and of course also the community," he said.

For information, Anies changed the UMP increase from 0.85 percent to 5.1 percent. In 2021, DKI's UMP is IDR 4,416,186. If it increases by 0.85 percent or Rp. 37,749, the 2022 UMP will be Rp. 4,453,935. Then, when Anies raises 5.1 percent or Rp. 225,667, the UMP for DKI next year will be Rp. 4,641,854.

This decision was protested by the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo). Apindo Chairman Hariyadi Sukamdani assessed that DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan had violated wage regulations related to the revision of the DKI Jakarta provincial minimum wage (UMP) increase in 2022.

"In this case, we see that the regional head, the Governor of DKI Jakarta, has violated the wage regulations, namely those in Government Regulation (PP) Number 36 of 2021 concerning Wages," said Hariyadi.

Hariyadi said Anies violated the provisions in the PP Wages, in particular Article 26 concerning Procedures for Calculation of the Minimum Wage; Article 27 regarding UMP; and Article 29 regarding the time for determining the minimum wage that should be for the province no later than November 21, 2021.

Hariyadi urged Anies to withdraw the decision to revise the UMP increase by 5.1 percent. If not, Apindo will sue Anies to the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN).

"We will sue the revised results to the PTUN and coordinated by Apindo DKI. Regarding that, we are waiting for the governor's regulation before proceeding to the PTUN," he said.