Note To The Workers! Minimum Wage In Bintan Will Not Rise In 2022

Worker activity in Lobam industrial area, Bintan Regency, Riau Islands. (Photo: Ogen/Antara)

JAKARTA - The Wage Council decided that the minimum wage for workers in Bintan Regency, Riau Islands Province, in 2022 will not increase, it will remain Rp3,658,714 as in 2021. As reported by Antara, Thursday, November 25, Head of the Manpower Office of Bintan Regency Indra Hidayat in Bintan, Thursday, said that the Wage Council made the decision referring to Government Regulation Number 36 of 2021 concerning Wages. According to him, the Acting Regent of Bintan Robby Kurniawan had submitted the proposal for the 2022 district minimum wage (UMK) set by the Wage Council to the Governor of the Riau Islands Ansar. Ahmad. The Wage Council for the Riau Islands Province, he continued, had discussed the proposal for setting the minimum wage on Wednesday, November 24. "Just waiting for the governor's decision," said Indra.

He hopes that the government's stipulation regarding the minimum wage is accepted gracefully by workers and business actors. "Hopefully there will be no labor demonstrations in Bintan. Hopefully, all parties will accept it, especially since the pandemic condition is very influential on the economy," he said.