Labor Creation Law Confirmed, KSPI Claims 2 Million Workers To Strike

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JAKARTA - The government and the DPR officially passed the Omnibus Law on Job Creation today. In fact, the plan is for the ratification to be carried out on Thursday, October 8.

In response to this, the General Chair of the Confederation of Indonesian Workers Unions (KSPI) Said Iqbal said that two million workers would continue to go on a national strike as a rejection of the ratification of the Job Creation Law.

"32 federations and other confederations of trade unions are ready to join in a national simultaneous demonstration on October 6-8, 2020 which is called a national strike," Said Iqbal said in his statement, Monday, October 5.

Said Iqbal said, this national strike was carried out in accordance with Law No. 9 of 1998 on Freedom to Express Opinions in Public and Law No. 21 of 2000.

In Article 4, it is stated that one of the functions of a trade union is to plan and carry out strikes.

"In addition, the legal basis for the national strike that we will conduct is Law No. 39/1999 on Human Rights and Law No. 12/2005 on Ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights," he said.

As for the area distribution of 2 million workers who will participate in the national strike, including Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tengerang Raya, Serang, Cilegon, Bekasi, Karawang, Purwakarta, Subang, Cirebon, Bandung Raya, Semarang, Kendal, Jepara, Yogjakarta, Surabaya, Sidoarjo. , Gresik, Mojokerto, and Pasuruan.

Next are Aceh, Padang, Solok, Medan, Deli Serdang, Medium Bedagai, Batam, Bintan, Karimun, Muko-Muko, Bengkulu, Pekanbaru, Palembang, Bandar Lampung, and South Lampung.

In addition, national strikes will also be carried out in Banjarmasin, Palangkaraya, Samarinda, Mataram, Lombok, Ambon, Makassar, Gorontalo, Manadao, Bitung, Kendari, Morowali, Papua and West Papua.

In the national strike action later, workers will voice the rejection of the omnibus law of the Job Creation Bill, among which there is still an unconditional UMK and UMSK, the value of severance pay does not decrease, there should be no PKWT or contract employees for life.

"Then, there should be no lifelong outsourcing, working time should not be exploitative, leave and wage rights to leave must not be lost, contract and outsourcing employees must receive health and pension insurance," said Said Iqbal.

"Meanwhile, related to layoffs, criminal sanctions against entrepreneurs, and foreign workers must be in accordance with the contents of Law Number 13 Year 2003," he continued.

Previously, the Indonesian Parliament officially passed the Work Creation Omnibus Law Bill (RUU) into law. Approval was taken at the Plenary Meeting for the Closing of Session Period I of the 2020-2021 Session Year at the Parliament Building, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday, October 5, chaired by Deputy Speaker of the DPR Azis Syamsudin.

Present at the plenary meeting were the Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto, Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziah, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani, Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya, Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian, and Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly.

After listening to the views of the Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto, the DPR then decided to knock on the bill despite opposition from the Democrats and the Prosperous Justice Party.

"We need to convey it, based on what we have seen and heard together. So once again I need approval in this plenary meeting forum. Can you agree?" Azis said before knocking the hammer of approval.

"Agreed," replied the board member accompanied by a hammering from the chairman of the meeting.