Formappi: Ratification Of The Work Creation Bill In Rush For Whom?

The DPR RI Baleg and a number of Forward Indonesian Cabinet Ministers take pictures after the completion of the work meeting to discuss the Work Creation Omnibus Law Bill (Photo: DPR RI website)

JAKARTA - Researcher of the Indonesian Parliament Concern Community Forum (Formappi) Lucius Karus assessed that the government and DPR RI deliberately accelerated the ratification of the Work Creation Omnibus Law Bill in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic because there was a hidden agenda behind it. This assessment emerged, because he saw that the DPR RI was still determined to carry out discussions amidst many rejections and the lack of public participation in the discussion of this bill.

"When the DPR and the government deliberately accelerate the ratification in the midst of the current pandemic situation, with so many voices conveyed by the public, it is a sign that there is a hidden agenda between the DPR and the government that could be difficult to compromise again," Lucius said when contacted by VOI, Monday , October 5.

The rush of discussions until the passing of this legislation in phase I or from the discussion of the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR RI also raises questions for him. According to Lucius, if the community has been rejecting this draft law, then, for whom this law is deliberately passed quickly.

"This means that if the public rejects a lot and the DPR and the government go ahead with the agenda of ratifying it in a hurry, we will ask, for whom is the ratification done quickly? For the public, it will definitely not connect because the public has not agreed," he said.

So, reflecting on this, he then suspects that this draft law was discussed quickly because there were certain parties who deliberately ordered it.

"It could be a certain political elite, it could also be a conglomerate, and it could be a collusion between the rulers and businessmen. It could be," he said.

As is known, one step further from the Work Creation Omnibus Law Bill will be endorsed. Through a working meeting held on Saturday night, last October 3, the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR RI and the government approved the draft bill.

During the meeting, Chairman of the DPR RI Legislation Body Supratman Andi Agtas asked the factions for approval so that the Job Creation Bill would proceed to level II decision making.

"I ask for approval from all members and the government. Can we approve this Job Creation Bill to continue its decision making at the next level?" Supratman said.

"Agree," greeted the meeting participants.

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Almost all factions in the DPR have approved the decision making for the first level of the work creation bill. Meanwhile, the Democrat Party and PKS factions stated that they rejected the Job Creation Bill.

Regarding the rejection of the two factions, this was conveyed in the response session. The Democratic faction, represented by Hinca Pandjaitan, considered that there were still many things that had to be discussed in depth without haste.

"Allow us the Democrat Party to declare rejecting this Job Creation Bill. We consider that there is a lot to be discussed again in depth and comprehensively," said Hinca.

The PKS faction also has a similar view to the Democrats. According to the PKS faction representative Ledia Hanifa Amaliah, this draft law should be discussed with great care and care.

According to him, PKS highlighted the issue of short time in the DIM discussion, which resulted in an inoptibility in making decisions. He also considered the restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic to limit the public from participating in monitoring the discussion.

Then, the Ciptaker Bill was also deemed inaccurate in reading the situation, inaccurate, and did not fit in the drafting. Even though it is called a matter of investment, what is regulated in the law is not a problem that hinders investment.

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