Ojol Regulations Should Be Submitted To The Ministry Of MSMEs

Chairman of the BAM DPR RI Netty Prasetiyani during an audience with the Online Ojek Coalition at the DPR Building. (DPR/Devi/Andri News Bureau)

JAKARTA Digital economy expert at the Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS), Nailul Huda, believes that the regulation of online transportation or ojol drivers should be submitted to the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises with the concept of partnership between drivers and applicators.

"The existing regulations are now being aimed at several ministries, for example, regulations regarding tariffs at the Ministry of Transportation, regulations on the form of partnerships are in the Ministry of MSMEs, while relationship regulations between platforms and drivers are entering into partnerships. So, it is only natural that the arrangements for now are the most appropriate under the Ministry of MSMEs," he said in a written statement, Sunday, April 27, 2025.

Therefore, the form of partnership between ojol drivers and applicators cannot be like a workforce with fixed hours and working time rules. Thus, continued Nailul, the rules must also be made together with the driver association, and there must be facilitation from the platform for access to health insurance.

Previously, a request for regulatory clarity for ojol re-emerged during the Public Hearing Meeting (RDPU) between ojol drivers from the National Ojol Coalition (KON) and the DPR RI Public Aspiration Agency (BAM) on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. The chairman of the DPR BAM, Netty Prasetiyani, stated that the DPR still needed time and a long process to realize the legal umbrella that regulates the clarity of the status of an ojol driver.

Meanwhile, the Minister of MSMEs, Maman Abdurrahman, said that if the government plans to include ojol drivers in the category of MSME actors. This proposal is included in the revision of the MSME Law which is targeted to be discussed in 2026. According to him, by entering the MSME category, ojol drivers can obtain clarity on their status and access to various facilities provided by the government.

"So far, the status of ojol has not been formally regulated. We want in the future they can enjoy facilities such as fuel subsidies, 3 kg LPG, to People's Business Credit (KUR) financing. In addition to access to financing, ojol drivers also receive training and programs to increase human resource capacity," said Maman.