Industrial Dispute At PT Pegadaian, Jakarta Manpower Office Facilitates Mediation

JAKARTA - The Jakarta Manpower Office (Disnaker) held mediation regarding disputes over the Collective Work Agreement (PKB) between the union and PT Pegadaian.

The chairman of the DPP PT Pegadaian Trade Union, Mufri Yandi, said that the mediation was a continuation of the bipartite process that had previously been carried out but without the results of the agreement.

"We came to fulfill an invitation from the Central Jakarta Manpower Office regarding the listing of disputes that we submitted through letter number 39 of 2024. Because the previous bipartite mediation was deadlocked, we took the tripartite route with the Manpower Office as a mediator," said Mufri to reporters, Wednesday, March 5.

In the mediation process which is a follow-up to the recording of disputes that have been filed since November 6, 2024, each party is given the opportunity to express their opinions regarding articles in the PKB which are considered problematic.

"From the Labor Union, we conveyed several articles that we think have been violated by management. Then the management also gave a response regarding this matter. Today is more about clarification, reading the contents of the article, and explaining each party," he said.

In this mediation, the PT Pegadaian union highlighted three main issues that became the basis for disputes, namely, grid stagnation and talent management which were deemed not to run optimally in accordance with PKB provisions; early retirement programs that have been regulated in PKB but do not yet have implementation instructions (juklak) and technical instructions (juknis); and post-tiring work relationships that according to the Labor Union have not been implemented properly.

Mufri said some of these problems had a direct impact on around 12,400 employees of PT Pegadaian whose career level system could potentially be disrupted if the existing regulations were not implemented properly.

"We received a mandate from Pegadaian employees to oversee this issue. It all started with workers' unrest which had to be resolved with a cool head and mutual respect," he explained.

This mediation has not yet produced a final decision, because it is still in the main presentation of the problem. The Central Jakarta Manpower Office scheduled a follow-up meeting by asking each party to bring supporting evidence on the arguments they presented.

"Disnaker requested that at the next mediation, each party detail the arguments against the articles discussed today, along with corroborating evidence," said Mufri.

It is hoped that this process can take place properly without neglecting the rights and obligations of each party.

"This is the dynamics of industrial relations that must be addressed professionally. We hope that no party will feel underestimated, because this concerns the voices of workers who must be followed up seriously," said Mufri.