Workers Meet Deputy Governor Of South Sulawesi, Asking The President To Cancel Omnibus Law

South Sulawesi Governor Office (Thamzil / VOI Makassar)

MAKASSAR - Labor elements in South Sulawesi urged President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to make a Government Regulation in Lieu of a Law (Perppu) to cancel the Omnibus Law on the Job Creation Law.

"Our only demand is to urge the President to issue a Perppu to cancel the Job Creation Law. As happened in 1997, the cancellation of Law 25/1997 concerning Manpower, "said our spokesman for suing Omnibus Law Muhtar Guntur after being received by Deputy Governor of South Sulawesi Andi Sudirman Sulaiman at the governor's office, Jalan Urip Sumoharjo, Friday, October 16.

This labor element also urged the Governor of South Sulawesi Nurdin Abdullah to convey to President Jokowi to issue a Perppu to cancel the Job Creation Law.

"Almost all Indonesian labor unions protested and we came to a conclusion with the reasons I read out earlier based on the analysis and review of the Job Creation Law," he said.

According to him, the approval of the Work Creation Law has worsened the conditions of workers and laborers, one of which is related to wages. Therefore, the South Sulawesi Provincial Government was asked to play a role in defending workers in voicing their aspirations.

"If the provincial government of South Sulawesi does not respond, the constitutional way we will use is action and taking to the streets as the right of the people, because that is one of the ways we are doing to influence the improvement of this country," he concluded.

Previous. Governor of South Sulawesi (Sulsel) Nurdin Abdullah explained an important point in the Omnibus Law of the Job Creation Law which he thought was good. This explanation was conveyed by Prof. NA — Nurdin Abdullah's nickname — directly to the workers demonstrating in his office.

The good side of the Omnibus Law explained by Prof. NA, including free permits for micro, small and medium enterprises (UMKM). Then, the establishment of a Limited Liability Company (PT) is no longer required to deposit a certain amount of money before being granted a permit.

Third, the establishment of a cooperative is not required to have multiple members as a condition of being granted a permit to build a cooperative.

Likewise for trade unions, Prof. NA said that workers would receive special protection regarding severance pay.

According to him, companies that did not pay severance pay previously were only subject to civil sanctions. Meanwhile, the Omnibuslaw Law is directly subject to punishment.

"You have to know, if the company did not pay severance pay, it was a civil law, but with this Omnibuslaw law, severance pay is not paid, it will be punished. That's strengthening," said Nurdin, quoted by Antara, Monday, 12 October.