JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung responded to the demonstration action of a group of workers held in the Horse Statue area, Central Jakarta, who were disappointed with the determination of the 2026 provincial minimum wage (UMP), including Jakarta.
Pramono invited workers to voice their aspirations through demonstrations. What is clear, Pramono hopes that the action can run in a conducive way without ending in clashes or riots.
Pramono said, based on the information he received, some of the mass action came from outside Jakarta. However, the demonstration still took place in the DKI Jakarta area so that security was the responsibility of the local government.
"I hope because I heard that the actual demo will be from the region, but the one being demoed in Jakarta, we will still maintain the conductivity and also the security of Jakarta, that is very important," said Pramono in the Monas area, Central Jakarta, Monday, December 29.
Regarding the workers' rejection of his decision to set the UMP next year at Rp5.7 million, Pramono emphasized that the value of Jakarta is still the highest compared to other provinces in Indonesia.
He also touched on the amount of Jakarta UMP increase which was determined using the alpha value of 0.75. This value is the middle ground taken by Pramono from the labor proposal which asked for an alpha of more than 0.9 and the business group which proposed 0.55.
"So, Jakarta compared to all the provinces that exist, the UMP is the highest. And Jakarta yesterday the increase was also quite high. We use the alpha is 0.75," he said.
In addition to the determination of UMP, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, said Pramono, has also prepared a number of supporting policies to reduce the burden of workers' lives. These policies include subsidized food, subsidized clean water PAM Jaya, free public transportation managed by the DKI Provincial Government, and free health services.
"Of course, people in Jakarta need to get incentives provided by the DKI Jakarta Government," said Pramono.
"There will indeed be a demonstration. This demonstration is mostly from the region, but the demonstration is in Jakarta. We will continue to provide the best service for that," he continued.
The Indonesian Workers' Confederation (KSPI) has firmly rejected the determination of the DKI Jakarta UMP for 2026, which was set at Rp5.73 million per month. KSPI President Said Iqbal assessed that the policy did not reflect the pro-labor stance and could actually reduce workers' purchasing power in the midst of high living costs in the capital.
"We reject it. I repeat, KSPI and the Labor Party reject the increase in the DKI Jakarta minimum wage for 2026 which is set with an index of 0.75 so that the UMP is only IDR 5.73 million," said Said Iqbal in an official statement, Thursday, December 25.
The rejection, said Said Iqbal, was the unanimous attitude of all trade union alliances in DKI Jakarta which also received full support from the Labor Party.
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