Baleg: MCH Bill Shows DPR's Political Commitment To Women, Children And Families

Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Body of the Indonesian House of Representatives Willy Aditya. (ANTARA/ Anita Permata Dewi)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Legislation Agency (Baleg) of the DPR Willy Aditya believes that the Draft Law on Maternal and Child Welfare (RUU KIA) shows the DPR's political commitment to women, children and families.

This was conveyed during a discussion on the legislation forum with the theme "The Bill on Maternal and Child Welfare: The DPR's Commitment to Realizing Superior Human Resources" at the Senayan Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Tuesday, June 21.

"If the Law on the Crime of Sexual Violence (TPKS) is politically committed to children, women and people with disabilities, then the MCH Bill is a little wider, namely women, children and families," he said, quoted from Antara.

Willy said, in the life of urban communities in big cities, many cases occur because there is no room for how a child is raised in a family.

Willy gave an example, a mother who works leaves at 06.00 WIB when the child is not awake, then returns at 20.00 WIB when the child is asleep.

"This is an urban phenomenon that is very banal (very common), we don't even have a daycare center, even if there is it is very expensive," he said.

Willy said that the MCH Bill regulates holistically, specifically related to the protection of pregnant women with six months of leave and 40 days of husband leave.

The regulation, according to him, is for parents to accompany their children during the "golden age" in the development of children aged 0-6 years.

"How that awareness grows, 'golden age' is fundamental in the growth and development of a child. Because the memory is initially there, so it is necessary to have a law to regulate creating a fundamental environment for the growth and development of children and families," he said.

According to him, regarding the possibility of the industry protesting the leave rules, his party is ready to have a dialogue and explain in detail because it is related to the development of the nation's next generation in the future.