PT Jalantol Lingkarluar Jakarta Reportedly Lay Off 13 Workers, President Aspect: One Of Them Is A Woman 8 Months Pregnant

President of Aspect Mirah Sumirat. (Photo: Doc, Antara)

JAKARTA - A subsidiary of PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk, PT Jalantol Lingkarluar Jakarta (PT JLJ) is reported to have terminated employment or unilateral PKH of 13 of its workers. The news was revealed by the Association of Indonesian Trade Unions (Aspect Indonesia).

Aspect President Mirah Sumirat condemned the management's actions to have laid off workers. The reason is, the layoffs are carried out unilaterally without any worker error and are carried out before the holy month of Ramadan.

"This unilateral layoff decision shows the lack of empathy and concern from the management of the subsidiary of PT Jasa Marga (Persero). Just imagine, the management did layoffs 1 month before Eid al-Fitr," he said, in Jakarta, Wednesday, April 13.

Initially, said Mirah, in early March 2022, 13 workers of PT JLJ, suddenly received an invitation letter from the management. The first invitation, 13 workers took turns being asked to attend on March 4 and 7, 2022, with the agenda of submitting a notice of layoff.

Then at the second invitation, 13 workers were asked to attend on March 9, 2022, with the agenda of submitting a notice of layoff and an explanation of the compensation for layoffs.

"Since the first invitation, 13 workers have expressed their rejection of layoffs to management. However, management continues to do unilateral and mass layoffs of 13 workers," he said.

In fact, Mirah continued, based on reports received by ASPEK Indonesia, the management has immediately terminated their participation from BPJS Health and BPJS Employment starting April 1, 2022.

Mirah said that this unilateral layoff without empathy made ASPEK Indonesia react. His party also urged PT JLJ to cancel the decision.

"ASPEK Indonesia urges the management of PT JLJ to cancel the unilateral layoffs that have been carried out and re-employ the 13 workers in question. ASPEK Indonesia's demands are based on consideration of the long working period of the workers, which is between 8-20 years," he said.

In addition, said Mirah, the laid-off workers never received any warning letters in accordance with the provisions contained in the Collective Labor Agreement (PKB). This includes time considerations.

"Indonesian ASPEK considers it inhumane, if a subsidiary of a state-owned company does layoffs just when it enters the holy month of Ramadan," he said.

In fact, said Mirah, there was a female worker who was 8 months pregnant from the 13 people who were laid off unilaterally.

"There is also 1 female worker whose husband is sick with kidney failure and is in the process of dialysis treatment," he said.

In addition, ASPEK Indonesia also fully supports the demonstration carried out by the PT Jalantol Lingkarluar Jakarta Employees Union (SK JLJ) today, at PT JLJ's head office, at Plaza Tol Jati Asih, Bekasi, demanding that workers be rehired.

"Don't let SOEs and their subsidiaries of SOEs carry out unilateral and mass layoffs, even when the Minister of SOEs is proclaiming job creation in SOEs," he said.