Last Day Of Announcement, Governor Anies Still Silence Asked By DKI UMP

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (PHOTO VIA ANTARA)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has remained silent about the determination of the provincial minimum wage (UMP) in the capital city for 2022.

In fact, the Minister of Manpower, Ida Fauziyah, on Tuesday, November 16, said that the governor must set the UMP by November 21, 2021.

However, because Sunday, November 21 is a national holiday, the determination must be made at least one day in advance, namely November 20, 2021.

Regarding this, Anies when met at a blood donation event in East Jakarta, Governor Anies was reluctant to comment when asked by the DKI UMP. "Okay, yes," said Anies after the Blood Donation Social Service event in Kramat Jati, Sunday, November 21.

Previously, DKI Governor Anies Baswedan admitted that he had not set the provincial minimum wage (UMP) in the capital for 2022 because it was still under discussion by related parties.

"Nothing yet, we'll see," said Anies after attending the dissemination of research results and training on resilience in disaster mitigation schools at the DKI Education Office, Friday, November 19.

Regarding the issue of the 2022 UMP in the capital, Anies admitted that he did not know the amount. Because until Friday at 16.00 western Indonesia time, there has been no official determination information to the public. "Don't know yet, it hasn't been determined," said Anies.

Previously, the Ministry of Manpower (Kemenaker) had mentioned a number of provinces with the highest and lowest minimum wages in 2022. The Director-General of Industrial Relations and Social Security at the Ministry of Manpower, Indah Anggoro Putri, said DKI Jakarta remains the city with the highest minimum wage.

There is also the average minimum wage in the country next year will increase by 1.09 percent. He conveyed, based on statistical data on minimum wages in general, the lowest UMP is estimated to apply in Central Java at Rp1,813,011. The highest minimum wage is estimated to be in DKI Jakarta at Rp4,453,724 or an increase from 2021 at Rp4,416,186.