Hundreds Of Workers Again Hold Protest Action In Front Of City Hall, Demand Anies Raise DKI Provincial Minimum Wage By IDR 4.8 Million

Labor demonstration at DKI City Hall/ Diah A: VOI

JAKARTA - A group of workers who are members of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) again held a demonstration in front of DKI City Hall.

They gathered in front of the City Hall, Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta. The workers included a demand banner, as well as a commando car for giving speeches.

The chairman of the DKI Jakarta KSPI, Winarso, said that his party demanded an increase in the DKI provincial minimum wage (UMP) in 2022 by 7 to 10 percent from 2021.

"Today's action is from the Jakarta KSPI affiliate, of which there are 10 unions who are members of KSPI. Today our action demands an increase in the 2022 UMP by 7 to 10 percent," Winarso told reporters at the location, Wednesday, November 10.

Winarso claimed that there were 500 workers who gathered in this demonstration to increase the UMP. "At first we wanted more, but we ended up limiting it according to our notification to the Regional Police. It was suggested by the Regional Police to reduce the mass of action, in the end we were around 500," he said.

Winarso said that the amount of the increase in the UMP to 10 percent had been calculated based on a decent living needs survey (KHL) conducted by KSPI and its balance.

Actually, said Winarso, the KHL for workers in 2022 requires a UMP of IDR 5.3 million. However, he also considers the economic conditions of entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"If it's 7 to 10 percent, it will be IDR 4.8 million. Because we have to balance it too," he said.

Winarso hopes that the workers will meet directly with the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan to negotiate. However, if Anies does not appear, they will continue to dialogue with the DKI Manpower, Transmigration and Energy Office.