National Ojol Coalition Until DPR Rejects ILO Convention To Make Labor Ojol

Chairman of the Presidium of the National Ojol Coalition (KON) Andi Kristianto (central) together with the Head of the Legal Division of KON Muhamad Rahman Tohir (right) BETWEEN PHOTOs/Muhammad Adimaja/agr

JAKARTA - The National Ojol Coalition (KON) expressed its rejection of the results of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention which changed the term online motorcycle taxi (ojol) as a partner to a digital platform worker.

This was expressed by the General Chairperson of KON Andi Kristiyanto in response to the statements of the Director General of PHI and Jamsos of the Ministry of Manpower, Indah Anggoro Putri, who represented the Minister of Manpower in the ILO forum.

Indonesia is known to support the convention, which is considered by KON to be contrary to the reality of the ojol partnership.

"ILO has nothing to do with the fate of ojol in Indonesia, because ojol is not a worker and not a laborer. We reject the ILO intervention," said Andi in his statement, Wednesday, June 11.

Andi accused certain parties of trying to direct public opinion so that ojol was considered a permanent worker. He asked the government and the DPR not to be influenced by narratives that are considered to be ridden by certain interests.

Similarly, a member of Commission IX of the Indonesian House of Representatives from the Gerindra faction, Obon Tabroni also emphasized that ojol is not a worker, but a partner.

At first I doubted, but after listening to input from the Ojol Coalition, I realized that it was true that they were not workers. They are partners," said Obon, who is also a member of the revised team of the Manpower Law.

Separately, Modantara Executive Director Agung Yudha views that the application of the ILO Convention to classify online motorcycle taxi partners as permanent workers can trigger economic turmoil. The impact can also spread to MSMEs, public services, to the increasing unemployment rate.

According to Agung, if the reclassification is forced, only 10 to 30 percent of driver-partners can be absorbed as employees. The remaining 70 to 90 percent are predicted to lose their jobs.

"This policy-forcing can cause domino effects in the form of declining income of millions of MSMEs, increasing unemployment, and losing investor confidence," Agung explained.

In addition, Agung predicts that Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) contribution will decrease drastically, with a potential loss of IDR 178 trillion.

Several similar impact findings also occurred in other countries. In Spain, after reclassification, Uber cut partnerships and Deliverroo left the market. In the UK and US, service prices rose and booking volume decreased drastically.

The decline in MSME income, logistical service disruptions, and the risk of social crisis are the main concerns.

"We cannot immediately imitate other countries without a thorough study. Indonesia needs to carry out regulatory impact assessment first," explained Agung.