PKS President Reminds Candidates For Regional Heads Who Prioritize Local Workers Not Foreign Workers

PKS President Ahmad Syaikhu during the Consolidation of Regional Head Elections in Southeast Sulawesi in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi (ANTARA / HO-Dok PKS Public Relations)

JAKARTA - President of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Ahmad Syaikhu asked PKS-promoted and supported regional head candidates to give priority to employment opportunities to local workers.

"The attention of local workers is a priority and takes precedence as part of efforts to improve the welfare of the nation's children," said Syaikhu as quoted by Antara, Friday, November 13.

This was conveyed by Syaikhu in the Consolidation of Regional Head Elections in Southeast Sulawesi in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi. Syaikhu felt the need to convey this, considering that quite a number of foreign workers (TKA) entered Indonesia, especially to Southeast Sulawesi, even during the pandemic period.

According to him, candidates for regional heads who are promoted and supported by PKS must pay attention to local workers because the quality of local workers is not inferior to foreign workers.

The PKS policy regarding the defense of the workforce is very clear, he said, as evidenced by the PKS official stance against the Job Creation Law.

Syaikhu described the matter of policies in the water sector, as in the previous law that foreign-flagged ships in the Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) are required to employ 70 percent of Indonesian citizens as crew.

PKS even in the discussion of the Law proposed an increase to 80 percent of Indonesian citizens as ABK.

"Because we see that 70 percent is not enough to see the condition of the nation's children who are still unemployed. However, this clause has been passed. So ships passing in Indonesia's EEZ are legitimate not to employ Indonesian citizens as crew," he said. .

The impartiality of the Job Creation Law on local workers, said Syaikhu, is one of the reasons for PKS rejecting the Job Creation Law, because it is very impartial to the growth of the workforce in Indonesia.

Meanwhile, the candidate for deputy regent of Konawe Selatan Rasyid admitted that he was ready to carry out the PKS President's instructions to open jobs for local workers.

Rasyid said that his party together with the candidate for Regent of South Konawe, Surunuddin Dangga, had prepared a revised RT / RW policy for the opening of two new factories in South Konawe.

"God willing, during Pak Surunuddin Dangga's leadership, discussions have begun. If the community gives a mandate, we will continue to develop two industries, namely nickel ore processing and head processing. Automatically the workforce of the people of South Konawe will be absorbed," he explained.