Fahri Hamzah Asks The DPR Not To Wash Hands After The Work Creation Law Is Passed

Fahri Hamzah (Photo: Twitter @Fahrihamzah)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the People's Wave Party (Gelora) Fahri Hamzah asked the DPR to provide an explanation to the public regarding the Omnibus Law on Job Creation which caused polemics, and even led to demonstrations in a number of areas including DKI Jakarta.

According to him, his former colleagues should not immediately wash their hands against the policy they passed and hand over this hot ball to the government.

This is because the DPR as representatives of political parties is considered to be the party most responsible because they have discussed and ratified the law in a hurry.

"That is my suggestion to the government and the DPR, all DPR members who from the start all political parties actually agreed to the discussion, even though it ended in different opinions at the end. But in fact they agreed, including the political parties that refused," Fahri said in his written statement, Friday, October 9. .

In addition, Fahri said that the government should be able to take a big lesson from the rejection of the Omnibus Law on Job Creation by students and workers. Because the government's good intentions to build a strong economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic and this protracted crisis are not understood by the public.

The former Deputy Speaker of the DPR said that the Omnibus Law is indeed an interesting law because in fact, the intention is to regulate all economic activities and employment in an integrated manner. It's just that, because the discussion until its contents were covered up from the start and not communicated to the public, this law then received rejection from the public who thought this law was made only to benefit certain entrepreneurs or groups.

"If the government says this is all good, from the start it will be communicated. People must be informed about the things that are stated in this law, and surely everyone will accept it. Because once again there is no one who does not want to work, there is no one who does not want his life. be good by working and being involved in economic activities, "said Fahri.

He considered that the government should be able to reassure the public that the Job Creation Law is on the side of the people, not on the side of others.

"This is the right time to talk to the people, to talk to the people so that our good intentions, the good intentions of the government are known to the people. And that good intention is on the people's side," he said.

The House of Representatives approved the Omnibus Law Bill on Work Creation in a plenary meeting on Monday, October 5. A total of seven factions agreed, namely the PDI-P Faction, Gerindra Party, Golkar Party, Nasdem Party, PKB, PAN and PPP. Meanwhile, two factions refused, namely the PKS Faction and the Democratic Party Faction.