The Ministry Of Manpower For The Determination Of Minimum Wage Follows Up On The Constitutional Court's Decision On The Copyright Act

JAKARTA - Minister of Manpower (Menaker) Yassierli said that his party continues to review the determination of the minimum wage following up on the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) on the judicial review of the Job Creation Law (UU Ciptaker).

"Because the decision of the Constitutional Court is final and binding, the government must follow suit, including discussing the determination of the minimum wage," said Minister of Manpower Yassierli in Padang, Friday, November 8, quoted by Antara.

Yassierli said the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) had studied the Constitutional Court's decision, especially the 21 articles that were revoked by the panel of judges.

In fact, his party has also divided into three stages which must be carried out in the near future.

"We have divided which ones must be resolved immediately, medium to long term, namely the Manpower Act," said the Minister of Manpower.

Specifically, the minimum wage issue is a short-term program that must be followed up by the Ministry of Manpower. In fact, President Prabowo gave a deadline of November 7 for the Minister of Manpower to formulate the determination of the minimum wage in each region.

He added that ideally November 21, 2024, is a time limit for governors in Indonesia to set the provincial minimum wage, after receiving input or recommendations. However, due to the new Constitutional Court's decision on Thursday, October 31, 2024, the Ministry of Manpower is still reviewing further the issue of determining the minimum wage in each region.

"We want regulations that the Ministry of Manpower issues from mutual agreements," Yassierli said.

Additional information, the Constitutional Court accepted the Labor Party's lawsuit regarding the Job Creation Law (UU Ciptaker). In the trial that took place in Jakarta on Thursday (31/10), the Constitutional Court decided to revoke and revise 21 articles from the Copyright Act.

One of the articles revoked by the panel of judges of the Constitutional Court, namely Article 88C in Article 81 number 28 of Law 6/2023 contradicts the 1945 Constitution and does not have binding legal force as long as it is not interpreted, including the governor is obliged to set sectoral minimum wages in the province and for districts/cities.