6 Labor Claims To Government: One Of Them Rejects Company Layoffs Amid The 2023 World Economic Threat

Road blocking is to limit the labor demonstration area in Central Jakarta/ Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Labor Party President Said Iqbal said workers demanded 6 demands from the government. Among the six demands is to reject a massive layoff (PHK) amid the threat of a global recession in 2023.

"This attitude was conveyed in response to a statement by ministers who said that in 2023, the world will experience a recession," said Said Iqbal, Wednesday, October 12.

The second demand is that workers reject the increase in fuel oil prices (BBM). The increase in fuel prices caused an increase in goods prices, and added that there was no increase in wages, causing purchasing power (community) to fall.

"The collapse of purchasing power resulted in a decrease in consumption levels which resulted in weakening economic growth. This actually triggered layoffs," he said.

Workers also rejected the ratification of the Omnibus Law on the Job Creation Law, then asked the government to increase wages in 2023 by 13 percent.

"The next demand is to realize agrarian reform and urge the government to ratify the Draft Law on the Protection of Domestic Workers (RUU PPRT)," he said.

If these demands are not met by the government, the workers threaten to carry out a national strike.

"In mid-December 2022, the Labor Party, labor union organizations, farmers' unions, women's, the poor of the city, and informal workers will go on a national strike," he said.

Said Iqbal called for the national strike to be followed by up to 5 million workers in Indonesia.

"We will design a national meeting, it will be officially announced and will be attended by three to five million workers and other social movements," he said.