JAKARTA - The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD said that the Work Creation Omnibus Law which was recently passed on Monday, October 5 was made to respond to complaints from the community to workers due to being slow in processing business permits and overlapping regulations.
He also said that the law would not interfere with workers' rights in general.
"So this law is not only for workers who are currently demonstrating a lot. In fact, this is for those who cannot yet become workers, for the next workforce. Meanwhile, workers' rights in general are not compromised," Mahfud said in a press conference after holding a meeting with the National Police Chief. , The TNI Commander, and a number of other parties at his office, Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, Thursday, October 8.
This law, he said, was also made to eradicate corruption that had been occurring because of the long-winded bureaucracy, thus creating loopholes for illegal levies. He assured that this law was not made to torment the people.
"There is no single government in the world that wants to torment its people by making deliberate laws. The two contents of the Ciptaker Law are to facilitate business licenses. So that they are not bureaucratic and do not overlap and make it easier for anyone who wants to do business," he said.
Furthermore, the former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court said that there were a number of hoaxes circulating in the community such as the absence of severance pay, absence of maternity leave, menstruation, and so on.
"That's not true. There are severance pay. Here they are," he said.
In addition, he denied, the Ciptaker Law made workers vulnerable to termination of employment (PHK). He also conveyed this denial for the education sector which was said to be commercialized.
"Be aware that the four education laws have been revoked from this law. Aspirations. So after the discussion, please remove them (article on education, red). Non-commercial. There the world of education is regulated in an article that makes it easier for non-profit institutions to educate," he said.
"Therefore, let's all guard the national defense and security. All must return to the position of guarding the country according to their respective duties. Government, people, society, civil society, let's get back together," he added.
It is known that a number of actions against the Job Creation Law occurred in a number of areas including DKI Jakarta. The masses of various elements of society took to the streets to reject this hastily drafted law and caused much controversy.
Meanwhile, regarding the education law called Mahfud, a protest about the education article in the Job Creation Law was raised by the Tamansiswa Family Association (PKBTS). They were surprised to learn that the final draft that was passed into a law still regulates education matters.
The following is an article about education in the intended Job Creation Bill:
Paragraph 12
Education and culture
Art 65
(1) Licensing in the education sector may be carried out through Business Licensing as referred to in this Law.
(2) Further provisions for the implementation of licensing in the education sector as referred to in paragraph (1) shall be regulated in a Government Regulation.
Chairman of PP PKBTS Cahyono Agus said that the existence of this article is tantamount to placing education as a commodity that is traded for profit. Bearing in mind, in accordance with Article 1 letter d of Law Number 3 of 1982 concerning Company Registration Obligations, defines 'business' as any action, action or activity in the economic sector, which is carried out by every entrepreneur for the purpose of gaining profit and / or profit.
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