Apindo Breaks Jakarta Deputy Governor's Statement Regarding UMP Rising 5.1 Percent: Public Lying!
JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria said 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.
However, this was denied by the Deputy Chairperson of the Provincial Executive Board (DPP) of the DKI Jakarta Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo), Nurjaman. He emphasized that his party had never discussed the 5 percent UMP increase.
"This is Mr. Deputy Governor committing a public lie. When were you asked to talk? Where is the place? Which businessman is speaking? No one", said Nurjaman when contacted, Wednesday, December 22.
Nurjaman said the employers' association firmly rejected the revised DKI UMP increase from the previous 0.85 percent to 5.1 percent set by the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan.
Because, Nurjaman considers Anies to have violated the rules used by the central government, namely Government Regulation Number 36 of 2020 concerning Wages. That regulation, which is a derivative regulation of the Job Creation Act, is the basis for the DKI UMP which was initially set at 0.85 percent.
Meanwhile, Anies took the 5.1 percent UMP revision from two aspects. First, a Bank Indonesia study states that Indonesia's economic growth projection in 2022 will reach 4.7 percent to 5.5 percent and inflation will be controlled at 3 percent. Second, this decision is based on a review and re-discussion with all relevant stakeholders.
"We have sent a letter refusing, not willing to revise the Pergub UMP that has been issued. Because there is no regulation, there is no provision (the UMP increased by 5.1 percent)", explained Nurjaman.
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Previously, Deputy Governor Riza claimed that the employers' association did not raise its objection when the option arose that the UMP be 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.
"In the past, when we met at the beginning of the Wage Council, we honestly received that all parties, even businessmen in the meeting, did not object to 5 percent", said Riza.