JAKARTA - Special Advisor to the President for Employment and Labor Welfare, Said Iqbal, met with the Minister of Manpower (Menaker) Yassierli to discuss a number of strategic issues, such as outsourcing workers to the discourse on the abolition of the Old Age Security (JHT) tax.
"Today, I met with the Minister of Manpower to discuss several things, including the revision of Permenaker No. 7 of 2026, regarding temporary workers, the second is also to discuss the 0 percent JHT tax and several other things," said Said Iqbal as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, July 9.
Said Iqbal said that the revision of the Minister of Manpower Regulation (Permenaker) No. 7 of 2026 is expected to be completed according to the target, namely in July.
"For Permenaker No. 7 of 2026, the revision was promised in early July, now it has entered the second week of July, yes, it feels a little late, but hopefully there will be an explanation, and there has been preparation for the revision," he said.
Said Iqbal assessed that at least four jobs were still allowed to use temporary workers, such as security or security officers, drivers, food or catering providers, and cleaning staff.
In addition, he also proposed that the status of the employment relationship of outsourcing workers be clarified.
Meanwhile, Permenaker No. 7 of 2026 itself is a follow-up to the Constitutional Court Decision Number 168/PUU-XXI/2023 which mandates the restriction of the export of work.
The policy aims to provide legal certainty, strengthen the protection of workers' rights, and maintain business continuity.
In this regulation, the government explicitly limits the type of outsourcing work to certain fields, namely cleaning services; food and beverage provision; security; provision of drivers and transportation of workers; operational support services; and supporting jobs in the mining, oil, gas, and electricity sectors.
In addition, the employer company that hands over part of the work to the outsourcing company must have a written agreement. The agreement at least contains the type of work that is outsourced, the duration, the location of work, the number of workers, labor protection, as well as the rights and obligations of the parties.
On the other hand, the outsourcing company is also required to fulfill all workers' rights in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations, including regarding wages, overtime wages, working and rest time, annual leave, occupational safety and health (K3), health and employment social security, religious holiday allowances, to the right to terminate employment (PHK).
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