The Mass Of Workers Reminded The Constitutional Court Not To Mess With Workers' Lawsuit Regarding The Job Creation Act

Labor demo at Jakpus Horse Statue area, Monday 2 November (Wardhany Tsa Tsia / VOI)

JAKARTA - President of the Confederation of All Indonesian Workers Unions (KSPSI) Andi Gani asked the Constitutional Court (MK) not to play around with the lawsuit against the Omnibus Law of the Job Creation Law which was immediately given a number by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham).

He conveyed this after a meeting with the Constitutional Court, represented by the Secretary General of the Constitutional Court Janedri M. Gaffar.

"We met with the Secretary General of the Constitutional Court. We urge the Constitutional Court not to mess with labor lawsuits," said Gani from the command vehicle for the demonstration held at the Arjuna Wiwaha Horse Statue, Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, Monday, November 2.

"We give a strong message to the Constitutional Court and to the noble panel of judges, to all the ranks of the Constitutional Court never to insult the pure struggle of the workers. Never take it for granted," he added.

Furthermore, he asked the workers who participated in this demonstration to participate in guarding the trial of the lawsuit against the Job Creation Law which they said was made in secret, clandestine, and in a hurry.

He emphasized that if the trial was held, later workers would be ready to fill the courtroom. "We will fill every corner of the Constitutional Court at every trial. Long live the workers!" he stressed.

"We remind the government, the DPR, all Indonesian people, when the workers move, we will move very extraordinary and peacefully. Don't mess with Indonesian workers," he added.

Previously, labor union representatives came to the Constitutional Court building to submit a written statement regarding the proposed suit for material review and formal review of the Job Creation Law.

This statement of attitude was brought directly by the President of KSPI Said Iqbal and the President of KSPSI Andi Gani. Iqbal said that this statement of attitude was made to warn the Constitutional Court judges to be fair when the labor union filed a judicial review.

"This statement of attitude basically states that the labor group asks the Constitutional Justices to make decisions that are fair as possible, regardless of any interests except the interests of the state," said Iqbal in front of the Constitutional Court building.

If a judicial review is filed, Iqbal asks the Constitutional Court Judge not only to consider material evidence or the words contained in the articles of the article on the Job Creation Act.

However, the Constitutional Court Judges were also asked to consider the effects in the articles of the Job Creation Law which resulted in impairing the constitutional rights of workers.

"These losses, for example, are about contract arrangements or PKWT and PKWTT. By looking at that article, it seems that there is no problem that has been caught by the public," said Iqbal.

"However, we ask the Constitutional Court judges to abolish the contract time limit and contract period in the Ciptaker Law. This is because the constitutional implication of a citizen becomes a loss because he does not have the opportunity to be appointed as a permanent employee because there is no time limit on the contract," he continued.

In addition, workers also demanded that UMSK be removed. The Job Creation Act mandates that there is still a minimum wage, namely UMP or there is a conditional UMK. However, Iqbal said that workers still do not receive the same level of wages for one province.

Other problematic articles that were mentioned in the statement of attitude for the Constitutional Court were issues of outsourcing, reduction of severance pay, wages for working hours, and regarding foreign workers.

Iqbal said that actually his party was ready to bring the material review file which would be submitted to the Constitutional Court. However, unfortunately until now the Ministry of Law and Human Rights has not given the numbering to the Job Creation Law. Thus, only a statement of attitude was recently submitted.