JAKARTA - The online motorcycle taxi industry is considered to need comprehensive regulations to protect the interests of all parties, including consumers, drivers, applicators, the government, and dependent MSME actors.
"Whatever solution is issued, it must consider the interests of all stakeholders, namely consumers, drivers, the government and applicators. Discussions must be comprehensive, not in pieces," said Paramadina University economist Wijayanto Samirin quoting Antara.
According to him, online transportation currently plays an important role in helping connect economic actors, thus participating in encouraging national economic growth.
However, when people's purchasing power decreases, this online transportation ecosystem is also disrupted so that this sector needs to get support, in this case, the form is regulatory flexibility.
He considered that the proposal of some parties asking for the amount of the online motorcycle taxi or motorcycle taxi commission (ojol) which was set at a maximum of 20 percent and then asked to be lowered to 10 percent was considered risky for all ecosystems, not only for application companies, drivers, but also consumers and MSMEs who depend on this sector.
"The proposal (the decline in commissions) needs to be reviewed, because it can bankrupt ojol applicators," he said after the Focus Group Discussion themed "A Fair and Sustainable Online Transportation".
He said the need for regulations to be a reference because the sector will be a mainstay to encourage economic growth, create jobs, and reduce inequality.
"All of us, not only the government, need to learn from the experiences of other countries in advancing the online transportation industry. Also learning from sectors in Indonesia that have succeeded in transforming; two sectors that can be used as references are banking and telecommunications," he said.
Meanwhile, the Directorate General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation stated that it is currently processing and finalizing online transportation regulations in order to create rules that are fair and sustainable for the entire ecosystem.
"As a regulator in the transportation sector, we need to absorb various information and data to decide on a transportation policy that is fair and sustainable. This forum is not a forum to decide but to discuss it," said Director General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation Aan Suhanan in a statement in Jakarta, Thursday (24/7).
Furthermore, he said that currently there are more than seven million online motorcycle taxi partners spread throughout Indonesia. In addition to online motorcycle taxi drivers, there are also MSME players whose lives depend on the online transportation ecosystem.
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He said arrangements related to the online transportation ecosystem also involved various other ministries/agencies such as the Ministry of Communication and Digital related to application platforms, as well as the Ministry of Manpower related to the labor system.
"Therefore, we need to look at all points of view and be careful in making policies," he said.
Transportation Policy Analyst Azas Tigor Nainggolan emphasized the need for clear legal rules regarding online transportation.
"This rule concerns motorcycle regulations as a means of public transportation, regulations for online transportation businesses, stakeholders for online transportation businesses, drivers, public transportation companies, and application companies themselves," said Azas.
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