The DKI Provincial Government Has LOST The Appeal Regarding The DKI UMP In The PTTUN, Acting Governor Heru: It's Okay, Follow Aja

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JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono admitted that he accepted the appeal decision of the State Administrative High Court (PTTUN) regarding the provincial minimum wage (UMP) of DKI Jakarta in 2022.

This decision rejects the appeal filed by the former Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan some time ago.

"Yes, it's okay. We just follow the rules of the PTTUN," said Heru when met at the Metro Jaya Police Headquarters, South Jakarta, Thursday, November 17.

In this regard, Heru will receive directions from the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian regarding his relationship with the determination of the minimum wage for each region. He hopes that the direction received can benefit the workers.

"Tomorrow there will be directions from the Minister of Home Affairs. Maybe it could be better for Jakarta workers, for all over Indonesia. There is a solution," said Heru.

The issue of the dispute over wages began with the decision of former DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to revise Governor's Decree (Kepgub) Number 1395 of 2021 concerning the 2022 UMP to become Governor's Decree Number 1517 of 2021.

In the revision, Anies increased the DKI Jakarta UMP in 2022 by 5.1 percent to IDR 4.6 million from the previous decree which only increased 0.85 percent to IDR 4.4 million.

The Governor's Decree No. 1517 of 2022 was sued by entrepreneurs to the Jakarta Administrative Court. The decision of the Administrative Court came out, the panel of judges stated that the Governor's Decree No. 1517 of 2021 was considered a juridical defect in its issuance procedure.

Losing in the Administrative Court, Anies appealed the Administrative Court's decision to the Administrative Court. As of November 15, the Jakarta Administrative Court issued an appeal decision that upheld the Jakarta Administrative Court's decision.

With the PTTUN decision, the amount of the Jakarta UMP in 2022 which became a dispute in the lawsuit returned the DKI UMP to IDR 4.4 million.